Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Champaign

//ˈʃæmpeɪn// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.

    "They are ſeated alongſt the ſea-coaſt, encompaſſed toward the land with huge and ſteepie mountains, having betweene both, a hundred leagues or there abouts of open and champaine ground."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Open countryside, or an area of open countryside. archaic

    "Thenne ſyre Gawayne was ſore greued with theſe wordes / and pulled oute his ſwerd and ſmote of his hede / And therwith torned theyr horſes and rode ouer waters and thurgh woodes tyl they came to theyre buſſhement / where as ſyr Lyonel and ſyr Bedeuer were houyng / The romayns folowed faſt after on horſbak and on foote ouer a chãpayn vnto a wood […]"

  2. 2
    extensive tract of level open land wordnet
  3. 3
    A battlefield. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.

Etymology 2

From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.

See also for "champaign"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: champaign