Champaign (Noun)
Meaning 1
Extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The Great Plains of the United States stretch as far as the eye can see, a seemingly endless expanse of grassland.
- After a long ascent through the mountains, they reached the plateau, a wide open plain of alpine flowers and wild grasses.
- In the valley below, a lush champaign unfolded before their eyes, where cows grazed in peace under the shade of towering oak trees.
- A natural clearing marked the boundary of the plain, giving way to rolling hills that sloped up towards a majestic peak in the distance.
- Rural settlers traversed vast areas of treeless terrain on horseback to establish settlements across the plain.
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Meaning 2
A university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.