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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Casillas then swept a champagne color under her brows and a shimmery, pearlescent hue underneath her lower lashline, and paired the blue eye shadow with fluttery lashes and majorly dewy pink blush. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 July 2026 Another notable feature is its giant mimosa, which contains two bottles’ worth of champagne. Jenna Thompson july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Attenborough wasn’t the only celebrity centenarian with reason to pop champagne corks this morning. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Long also wrote over the clip, which showed the family of three sitting by the water and opening a bottle of champagne. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for champagne

Word History

Etymology

French, from Champagne, France

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of champagne was in 1664

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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a white sparkling wine

Geographical Definition

Champagne

geographical name

historic region and former province of northeastern France west of Lorraine and north of Burgundy; capital Troyes

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