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champagne
1[ sham-peyn ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
- a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.
- (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.
- a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.
- anything considered the best or luxurious.
adjective
- having the color of champagne.
- luxurious or expensive:
champagne tastes.
Champagne
2[ sham-peyn; French shahn-pan-yuh ]
noun
- a region and former province in NE France.
champagne
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
noun
- sometimes capital a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
- (loosely) any effervescent white wine
- a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
- ( as adjective )
a champagne carpet
- modifier denoting a luxurious lifestyle
a champagne capitalist
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Example Sentences
His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
Take one part Kim Kardashian, perhaps our most polarizing superstar, and add oil and champagne.
When he is awarded Player of the Match while competing for India in England, he is given champagne at the ceremony.
The price reflects its rarity as well, but also the finicky, difficult, and nuanced process of making Champagne.
Champagne, which is also acidic, offers a nice complement to anything from tuna tartare to beef bourguignon.
Magnums of the driest and most expensive champagne seemed to be the favourite beverage.
Our escort was mounted within a few minutes, and we were in full gallop over the fruitful levels of Champagne.
The perfect level of the plains, particularly in Champagne, makes the ground as open as a race-course.
We too are in sympathy with those miners who are now faced with only one bottle of champagne a day.
The champagne was cold, and its subtle fumes played fantastic tricks with Edna's memory that night.
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