champagne

noun

cham·​pagne sham-ˈpān 

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

Examples of champagne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the past, Yee had dined at a couple of the restaurants inside the pyramid-like glass tower, but never spent time in the viewing gallery, which boasts an open-air deck and London’s highest champagne bar. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

During Garboden’s 17 months in her role, American has also rolled out better coffee and better champagne, more airport clubs and lounges, and improved bedding on premium seating to London. — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Raise a toast to the end of another year with a set of twisty champagne coupes. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

After Imane said yes, Patrick’s mother appeared with champagne before the couple returned inside the New York Athletic Club, where their closest friends were waiting to celebrate. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Champagne, France

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for champagne

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

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