Definitions for champaign
ʃæmˈpeɪncham·paign

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plain, field, champaignnoun

   extensive tract of level open land

   "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"

2. Champaignnoun

   a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. champaignnoun

   Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.

2. champaignnoun

   a battlefield

3. champaignadjective

   Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.

4. Etymology: From champaigne, from Campania.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champaignnoun

   A flat open country.

   Etymology: campagne, Fr.

   In the abuses of the customs, meseems, you have a fair champaign laid open to you, in which you may at large stretch out your discourse. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.

   Of all these bounds,
   With shadowy forests and with champaigns rich’d,
   We make thee lady. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   If two bordering princes have their territory meeting on an open champaign, the more mighty will continually seek occasion to extend his limits unto the further border thereof. Walter Raleigh.

   Sir John Norris maintained a retreat without disarray, by the space of some miles, part of the way champaign, unto the city of Gaunt, with less loss of men than the enemy. Francis Bacon.

   From his side two rivers flow’d,
   Th’ one winding, th’ other straight, and left between
   Fair champaign, with less rivers interveen’d. Paradise Reg.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champaign

   Champaign ( sham-PAYN) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Champaign shares the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Urbana. Champaign is also home to Parkland College, which serves about 18,000 students during the academic year. Due to the university and a number of well-known technology startup companies, it is often referred to as the hub, or a significant landmark, of the Silicon Prairie. Champaign houses offices for the Fortune 500 companies Abbott, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Caterpillar, John Deere, Dow Chemical Company, IBM, and State Farm. Champaign also serves as the headquarters for several companies, the most notable being Jimmy John's.

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1. champaign

   Champaign generally refers to a large, flat or gently rolling area of open land, often referring to cultivated fields or plains without significant hills or trees. The term is historically and most commonly associated with the Midwestern regions of the United States. It is also the name of a city in Illinois, USA.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champaignnoun

   a flat, open country

2. Champaignadjective

   flat; open; level

3. Etymology: [OF. champaigne; same word as campagne.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Champaign

   Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located 135 miles south of Chicago, 124 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 mi northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with its sister city of Urbana. Thanks to the university and a number of well known technology startup companies, it is often referred to as the hub, or at least a significant landmark, of the Silicon Prairie. Champaign is also the home of Parkland College. Champaign houses offices for seven Fortune 500 companies, and two more are planned to arrive soon. As reported in the 2010 U.S. Census, the city was home to 81,055 people. Champaign is the 11th-most populous city in Illinois, and the fourth-most populous city in the state outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Champaign

   sham-pān′, adj. level, open.—n. an open, level country.—n. Champ (her.), the field of a shield.—The Champagne, level land. [A doublet of Campaign, from O. Fr. champaigne—L. campania, a plain.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHAMPAIGN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Champaign is ranked #71042 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Champaign surname appeared 275 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Champaign.
   
   65% or 179 total occurrences were White.
   29% or 80 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Illinois
   • Land
   • Town

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of champaign in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of champaign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=champaign
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Champaign
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=champaign
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champaign
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=champaign
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=champaign
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html