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champagne

[ sham-peyn ]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /
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noun

adjective

having the color of champagne.
luxurious or expensive: champagne tastes.

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RELATED WORDS

bubbly, wine

Nearby words

  1. chamotte,
  2. champ,
  3. champ at the bit,
  4. champac,
  5. champaca,
  6. champagne socialist,
  7. champagne-ardenne,
  8. champaign,
  9. champaigne,
  10. champers

Origin of champagne

First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne
Can be confusedchampagne champaign

Champagne

[ sham-peyn; French shahn-pan-yuh ]
/ ʃæmˈpeɪn; French ʃɑ̃ˈpan yə /

noun

a region and former province in NE France.
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British Dictionary definitions for champagne

champagne

/ (ʃæmˈpeɪn) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
(loosely) any effervescent white wine
  1. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
  2. (as adjective)a champagne carpet
(modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestylea champagne capitalist

Word Origin for champagne

from Champagne, a region of NE France
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Word Origin and History for champagne

champagne

n.

1660s, from French, short for vin de Champagne "wine made in Champagne," former province in northwest France, literally "open country" (see campaign (n.)). Originally any wine from this region, focused to the modern meaning late 18c.

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