'Champaign' definitions:
Definition of 'champaign'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Champaign'
From: GCIDE
- Champaign \Cham*paign"\, n. [OF. champaigne; same word as campagne.] A flat, open country. [1913 Webster]
- Fair champaign, with less rivers interveined. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Through Apline vale or champaign wide. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Champaign'
From: GCIDE
- Champaign \Cham*paign"\, a. Flat; open; level. [1913 Webster]
- A wide, champaign country, filled with herds. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'champaign'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alkali flat,
- alluvial plain,
- bailiwick,
- basin,
- bottomland,
- bushveld,
- campo,
- champaign country,
- coastal plain,
- delta,
- demesne,
- desert,
- domain,
- dominion,
- down,
- downs,
- fell,
- flat,
- flat country,
- flatland,
- flats,
- grass veld,
- grassland,
- heath,
- lande,
- level,
- llano,
- lowland,
- lowlands,
- lunar mare,
- mare,
- mesa,
- mesilla,
- moor,
- moorland,
- open country,
- pampa,
- pampas,
- peneplain,
- plain,
- plains,
- plateau,
- playa,
- prairie,
- province,
- salt flat,
- salt marsh,
- salt pan,
- savanna,
- sebkha,
- sphere,
- steppe,
- table,
- tableland,
- terrain,
- territory,
- tree veld,
- tundra,
- upland,
- vega,
- veld,
- walk,
- weald,
- wide-open spaces,
- wold
Champaign, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Champaign, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000) :
67518
Housing Units (2000) :
28556
Land area (2000) :
16.987175 sq. miles (43.996580 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.022970 sq. miles (0.059492 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
17.010145 sq. miles (44.056072 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12385
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.112981 N, 88.261227 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61820 61821
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Champaign -- U.S. County in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Champaign -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
179669
Housing Units (2000) :
75280
Land area (2000) :
996.805938 sq. miles (2581.715418 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.726315 sq. miles (1.881148 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
997.532253 sq. miles (2583.596566 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
40.136824 N, 88.216752 W
Champaign -- U.S. County in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Champaign -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000) :
38890
Housing Units (2000) :
15890
Land area (2000) :
428.559933 sq. miles (1109.965084 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.146319 sq. miles (2.968952 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
429.706252 sq. miles (1112.934036 sq. km)
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
40.127656 N, 83.770972 W