Thesaurus results for CHAMPAIGN

champaign

noun

sham-ˈpān

Definition of champaign

as in plain

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country after days of trudging through dense forest, the explorers came upon a vast champaign

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Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal, and Václav Široký The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

Paddling, hiking or staying overnight at the Orlando-area’s outdoor gems showcases Florida’s unique habitats, including pine flatwoods, wetlands, hydric hammocks, scrubs, and open prairies.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of prairie

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The burial belonged to high-ranking members of the Scythians, a horse-riding culture that roamed the Eurasian steppe.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of steppe

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After years of grassland research and hikes through curlew habitat, evocative moments from the birds’ lives were vivid in my mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Long before it was considered cotton country, this was open grassland where bison roamed, and Mississippian people built towns and mounds.

— Shayla Martin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of grassland

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Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026

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