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

But just like bubbly, not all champagne glasses are created equal. —Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025

For champagne garden and patio diners, remember to bundle up. —Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025

The defendants used sea planes to travel to resorts in the Maldives, where in one video, Farah is seen popping champagne at a private pool villa in July 2021. —Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025

The spa offers more than 120 treatments and therapies, and a salon with bubbles (aka champagne) bar, and ocean view mani/pedi stations. —Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 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