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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In 2025, they were often used to create realistic interpretations of milk, marshmallows, and even champagne in perfumes.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Inside, the last clusters of conversation continued over champagne and the remnants of that improbable charcuterie spread.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026
A number of questions have been raised about whether fire safety standards were respected in the bar, where prosecutors believe the blaze started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to sound insulation foam on the ceiling in the bar's basement section.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Inside, the last clusters of conversation continued over champagne and the remnants of that improbable charcuterie spread.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026
A number of questions have been raised about whether fire safety standards were respected in the bar, where prosecutors believe the blaze started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to sound insulation foam on the ceiling in the bar's basement section.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 14 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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