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champaign definition

cham·paign (s̸ham pān′)

noun

a broad plain; flat, open country

Etymology: ME champain < OFr champaigne: see campaign

adjective

of or like a champaign
Champaign definition

Cham·paign (s̸ham pān′)

city in EC Ill.: pop. 68,000

Etymology: after Champaign county, in which it is located: so called for its flat land: see champaign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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