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

Two pictures that followed were filled with laughter, even a bit of champagne, and the announcement ended with a close-up image of the ring on Redd’s hand. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 June 2025

The drink blends Jamaica agua fresca and hibiscus champagne, topped with a rainbow sour belt and mini Pride flag. —Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025

Our podcast discusses two of the best things in life – books and champagne. —American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 19 June 2025

While bottles from Napa Valley can’t be called champagne — that term is reserved for sparkling wine exclusively made in the Champagne region of France — modern California sparklers are on par with their French counterparts. —Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

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