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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The daily rotating menu draws from various stops along the route; that night, I was served a zesty octopus, caught in Perth and paired with chimichurri and saltbush, an herb native to arid interior plains like the ones surrounding Kalgoorlie.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
But when fire conditions spike, AI algorithms will automatically recalculate the region’s electricity flow, diverting power away from fragile forest lines and routing it through safer plains or underground urban corridors.

— Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of plain

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The near-death experience forces her to confront her sense of isolation out in the prairie, where life is defined by subsistence.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Founded in 1996, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve covers around 10,000 acres—a tiny fraction of the 170 million acres of prairie that once covered North America.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Definition of prairie

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See dinosaur bones at Flaming Cliffs, ride Mongolian horses across the steppe, stargaze with the on-property astronomer and stay in the luxurious Three Camel Lodge.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.

— Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of steppe

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In Oklahoma, increasing temperatures and drought have fueled a rise in grassland megafires since 2016.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
On Georgia's Jekyll Island, 52 acres of grassy terrain will be restored as a wildlife corridor, reconnecting fragmented pine and grassland habitats for shorebirds and snowbirds.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Definition of grassland

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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
This involves riding on gravel tracks across pampas, past fjords, and ranchlands.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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