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champaign

cham·paign

UK/ˌʃæmˈpeɪn/ US/tʃæˈmpeɪn/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

extensive tract of level open land

  • “they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain”
  • “he longed for the fields of his youth”
Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.

Phrases

  • Champaign County

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