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Definition of: champaign
(sham·pān′) noun
1. Flat and open ground; clear, level country; a plain.
2. Figuratively, field of observation; expanse.
3. Obs. An area of unenclosed or common land.
4. Archaic The field of military operation.
—adjective Of or pertaining to level ground or open country. [<OF champaigne <Med. L campania. See CAMPAIGN.]
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