champaign
1 Americannoun
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level, open country; plain.
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Obsolete. a battlefield.
adjective
noun
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
Example Sentences
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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
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
It must have been a pleasant situation, facing the setting sun, with nothing but the town ramparts and the gleaming moat between it and the wide champaign.
From Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn by Bell, Malcolm
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