champaign
noun
cham·paign sham-ˈpān 
1
: an expanse of level open country : plain
2
archaic : battlefield
champaign adjective
Synonyms
- campo
- down(s)
- grassland
- heath
- lea
- ley
- llano
- moor
- pampa
- plain
- prairie
- savanna
- savannah
- steppe
- tundra
- veld
- veldt
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Example Sentences
after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign
Word History
Etymology
Middle English champaine, from Anglo-French champaigne, from Late Latin campania — more at campaign
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Geographical Definition
Champaign
geographical name
Cham·paign sham-ˈpān
city in east central Illinois adjoining the city of Urbana population 81,055
champaigns
noun
as in plains
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- plains
- prairies
- steppes
- velds
- grasslands
- pampas
- downs
- savannas
- meadows
- moors
- veldts
- heaths
- leas
- tundras
- campos
- fields
- llanos
- savannahs
- leys
- lowlands
- plateaus
- flats
- tables
- floodplains
- uplands
- bottomlands
- bottoms
- tablelands
- plateaux