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

As the official winner, Monroe received a bottle of champagne and gift certificates from several local businesses, including Annie’s Paramount Steak House and JR’s Bar, two establishments with longstanding ties to the city’s LGBTQ+ community. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

Apparently the difference between hating air travel and enjoying it is about six inches of legroom and a glass of champagne. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

But Congress had only appropriated beer money for a champagne project. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

At this point, the biggest threat to the ’72 Dolphins’ champagne celebration is somebody forgetting to bring the corkscrew. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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