HyperDic: champaign

English > 2 senses of the word champaign / Champaign:
NOUNobjectchampaign, plain, fieldextensive tract of level open land
locationChampaigna university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
champaign / Champaign > pronunciation
Soundschaempey'n
Rhymesabstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...
English > champaign: 2 senses > noun 1, object
Meaningextensive tract of level open land.
Synonymsplain, field
InstancesNullarbor PlainA vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight
OlympiaA plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese
Serengeti, Serengeti PlainA vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife
NarrowerflatA level tract of land
floodplain, flood plainA low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
llanoAn extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
moor, moorlandopen land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
peneplain, peneplaneA more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage / stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
snowfieldA permanent wide expanse of snow
steppeextensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
tundraA vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
Broaderland, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firmaThe solid part of the earth's surface
Spanishcampaña, campo, llano, llanura, llanuras, planada, plana, planicie
Catalancampanya, camp, planada, plana, planícia, planura
English > Champaign: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana.
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofIllinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL, Ill.A midwestern state in north-central United States
SpanishChampaign

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