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 March, Trump threatened to impose a 200 percent tariff on wine and champagne from the European Union, though this has not come into effect. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

First, there was the in-room welcome gift, a bottle of champagne on ice with two glasses as ready vessels for celebratory imbibing. —Melissah Yang, Refinery29, 1 May 2025

At restaurant club Joia Beach, tournament beverage partner Moët & Chandon will offer several packages starting Saturday, including Champagne pairings with selections of sorbets and fries. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025

In California and Nebraska, students threw lavish parties in flapper garb, with soda for champagne. —Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 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