variants
or less commonly Champagne
1
: a white sparkling wine made in the old province of Champagne, France
also
: a similar wine made elsewhere
2
: a pale orange yellow to light grayish-yellowish brown
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Great Wolf Lodge Nothing says romance like floating down an indoor lazy river, glass of champagne in hand.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump responded by threatening late Monday to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to pressure Macron to change his stance and join his board.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
According to Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, more people are killed by errant golf balls and flying champagne corks each year than are bitten by coyotes.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The performance will be introduced by musicologist Adam Gilbert and followed by an audience Q&A with the musicians and a high tea buffet with French champagne.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump responded by threatening late Monday to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to pressure Macron to change his stance and join his board.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
According to Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, more people are killed by errant golf balls and flying champagne corks each year than are bitten by coyotes.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The performance will be introduced by musicologist Adam Gilbert and followed by an audience Q&A with the musicians and a high tea buffet with French champagne.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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champagne
noun
cham·pagne
sham-ˈpān 
: a white sparkling wine
Geographical Definition
Champagne
geographical name
Cham·pagne
sham-ˈpān
historic region and former province of northeastern France west of Lorraine and north of Burgundy; capital Troyes
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