"Channel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Channel [canonical]
Etymology: From being a channel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Channel}} the Channel
  1. (Europe) Ellipsis of English Channel: A strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. Tags: Europe, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: English Channel (extra: A strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean) Derived forms: Channel Islands, Channel Tunnel, Chunnel, cross-Channel
    Sense id: en-Channel-en-name-bYMFpEII Categories (other): European English, Straits, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, France, Seas, Straits, United Kingdom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of France: 100 0 Disambiguation of Seas: 55 45 Disambiguation of Straits: 69 31 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Named after the Channel Islands, from where settlers once came from, in the early 18th-century. The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, a strait (channel) separating the island of Great Britain from the coast of mainland Europe. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Channel
  1. A former village and district of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Derived forms: Channel-Port aux Basques Related terms: channel, the Channel Translations (Channel, Newfoundland): Channel (French), चॅनल (cĕnal) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Channel-en-name-nYfWrLJj Categories (other): Former settlements, Neighbourhoods in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Seas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Seas: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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