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  champagne

  noun

  the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
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  Champagne

  noun

  a region and former province in NE France.

champagne

¹ American  

[sham-peyn] / ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

• champagnes
  plural

1. (initial capital letter) the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.

2. a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.

3. (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.

4. a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.

5. anything considered the best or luxurious.

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adjective

1. having the color of champagne.

2. luxurious or expensive.

   champagne tastes.

Champagne ² American  

[sham-peyn, shahn-pan-y^uh] / ʃæmˈpeɪn, ʃɑ̃ˈpan jə /

noun

1. a region and former province in NE France.

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champagne British  

/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France

2. (loosely) any effervescent white wine

3. 1. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow

   2. ( as adjective )

      a champagne carpet

4. (modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle

   a champagne capitalist

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• champagnes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of champagne

First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne

Explanation

Champagne is a bubbly white wine that people often drink to celebrate happy occasions. When you pull the cork out of a bottle of champagne, it makes a loud pop. Traditionally, the sparkling wine known as champagne came from a specific region of France and was made from certain grapes grown there. Some people now call any sparkling wine champagne, but most champagnes are made following certain rules and traditions. A champagne glass is called a flute, and it's tall and narrow with a long stem. The word champagne is short for vin de Champagne, "wine made in Champagne."

Example Sentences

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Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

Briefly we hope that Gillespie and screenwriter Ana Nogueira are shaking up the superhero format like a bottle of gas-station champagne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

For now, champagne corks ought to be popping in Islamabad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Producers of Loire Valley whites send 45 percent of their exports to the United States and Beaujolais sends 30 percent, whereas just 16 percent of champagne exports go to the US market.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

They offered to hang up her clothes, close the drapes, open the windows, turn down the bed, pour champagne, run a hot bath, and so on, but Penelope dismissed them all with a bleary-eyed wave.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Delight in rituals that engage the senses, like slowly moving a mouthful of Champagne around your tongue, or lighting palo santo in the dark and letting its smoke envelop you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The setlist lent heavily on tracks from the album, including Some Might Say and Champagne Supernova.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Les Bleus came to America with the most devastating attack in the game and all the swagger of a country that has perfected Champagne, haute couture, and Kylian Mbappé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Shredded rotisserie chicken, swiped with Boursin and tucked into the puff pastry you “always keep in the freezer” in case someone drops by with Champagne?

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

French forces attacked in the Champagne region, while the British stormed German defenses in the mining area around the town of Loos.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

"If they do, I have no choice but to charge a 100 percent tariff on all champagnes and all wines coming out of France," he was quoted as saying.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Cristal's 2012 and 2013 champagnes were the most-traded bottles of the year overall, LiveTrade said, followed by leading fine wine, the 6,450-a-bottle Lafite Rothschild 2014.

From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2021

"I've had a more difficult time when it came to champagnes and wines."

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021

A pint of ink could cost up to £1,300, making it pricier that some champagnes, its survey found.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2021

Certainly not Ella; not Judge Buller, settled into his collar, choosing champagnes.

From The Coast of Chance by Clarence F. Underwood

Related Words

• bubbly
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