Chablis

[ sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee; French sha-blee ]
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noun,plural Cha·blis [sha-bleez, shuh-, shah-, shab-leez; French sha-blee]. /ʃæˈbliz, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb liz; French ʃaˈbli/.
  1. a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.

  2. a similar wine produced elsewhere.

Origin of Chablis

1
First recorded in 1660–70; named after Chablis, a town in the region

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Chablis

/ (ˈʃæblɪ, French ʃabli) /


noun
  1. (sometimes not capitals) a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France

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