Champaign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃæmpeɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Champaign is a noun meaning (geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
Meaning
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
- (obsolete) A battlefield.
Example Sentences
A fine champagne country, well stored with corn.
In England mobility was taken for granted, at least outside the champaign agricultural areas.
[…] unthinking whether some grim fate were poised hawkwise above the level champaign of his life, or some dark storm of sorrow brewing on its calm horizon.
Of all theſe bounds euen from this Line, to this, / With ſhadowie Forreſts, and with Champains rich'd / With plenteous Riuers, and wide-ſkirted Meades / We make thee Lady.
Word Forms
- champaigns
- champeyne
- champaine
- champagne
- champain
Synonyms for champaign
Depending on context, synonyms include champian, plain, field.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include field, plain, market-place, outdoors, plage, climate.
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Sources & Attribution
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