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(s̸ham pān′)

noun

a broad plain; flat, open country

Origin: ME champain < OFr champaigne: see campaign

adjective

of or like a champaign

city in EC Ill.: pop. 68,000

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

See champaign in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A stretch of level and open country; a plain.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English champain

Origin: , from Old French champainge

Origin: , from Late Latin campānia; see campaign

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cham·paignˈ adjective

A city of east-central Illinois adjoining Urbana. Founded in 1855 with the coming of the railroad, it is a commercial and industrial center in a fertile farm area. Population: 73,700.

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