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champaign
[ sham-peyn ]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
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noun
level, open country; plain.
Obsolete. a battlefield.
adjective
level and open: champaign fields.
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Origin of champaign
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Champaign
[ sham-peyn ]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
noun
a city in E Illinois, adjoining Urbana.
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British Dictionary definitions for champaign
champaign
/ (ʃæmˈpeɪn) /
noun
Also called: campagna an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
an obsolete word for battlefield
Word Origin for champaign
C14: from Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia; see campaign
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