champaign
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9.9
- noun
- /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
- Archaic
:
llanura
- As we rode along the trail, we admired the beauty of the open champaign all around us.
Examples
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She's spent lots of her childhood in both Champaign, Illinois, and Dallas, Texas.
Blog text (30) -
And set amid this bucolic landscape is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Debra Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois.
Academic text (2009) -
Lori S. Mestre is the Digital Learning Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She may be reached at lmestre@illinois.edu.
Academic text (2009) -
Tamilia D. Reed is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Academic text (2010) -
This 1988 yearbook featuring an article about Mike's eccentric idea remains at the Student Life and Culture Archives at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Allyson Purpura is curator at the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Academic text (2010) -
Microbiologist Abigail Salyers, of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, characterizes the threat of antibiotic resistance.
Academic text (2000) -
The vast champaign stretched out before us, offering stunning views of the horizon.
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Farmers often prefer to cultivate their crops on the fertile champaign rather than on hilly terrain.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
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1.0
A large flat area of land with few trees
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1.3
A large area of level land with few or no trees
1
5.8
A flat area of land near a river with rich soil left by floods
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Etymology
The word champaign comes from the old Latin word campus, which means 'field'. Think of campus, a flat area at a university, to remember that champaign means a wide, open 'plain'.