champaign
noun
level, open country; plain.
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champaign
1 American
[sham-peyn]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
noun
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level, open country; plain.
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Obsolete. a battlefield.
adjective
Champaign
2
American
[sham-peyn]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
noun
champaign
British
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
noun
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Also called: campagna. an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
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an obsolete word for battlefield
Etymology
Origin of champaign
1350–1400; Middle English champai ( g ) ne < Middle French champa ( i ) gne < Latin campānia; see campaign
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I have a roster of great wines that start around $7 or $8 and go to $13 -- my limit, unless it's champaign.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2017
The newly engaged couple appeared on Fox 5’s “Good Day DC” Monday morning, where the staff feted them with cake and champaign.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2015
In November came the U.S. invasion of North Africa and a sudden, inordinate drain on Eastern oil stocks; as the North African champaign became more complicated, the drain increased.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was a champaign country, and well inhabited.
From A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 by A Gentleman of Elvas [pseud.]
ELIS, the chief city of the ancient Greek district of Elis, was situated on the river Peneus, just where it passes from the mountainous district of Acrorea into the champaign below.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign have uncovered evidence that could reshape how researchers think about both the brain and artificial intelligence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
He toured its innovation center in Glenview, Ill., and an 88‑acre operation downstate in Champaign that churns out over one billion pounds of Heinz Ketchup, Kraft Mac and Cheese and Kraft Mayo each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Bruins will next travel to Champaign, Ill., to compete in the Big Ten Conference championship meet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Two bars, both alike in dignity, in fair Champaign, Illinois, where we lay our scene.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2025
The fair of Troyes in Champaign was at that time frequented by all the nations of Europe, and the weights and measures of so famous a market were generally know and esteemed.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain
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