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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The Giants rolled Vitello into the showers and doused him with champagne.
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Jason Ounpraseuth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
On the other teams, Anthony and Jonathan are deferring to Duyen, who owns a wine and champagne company, in their treatment of tomme cheese, while Oscar, Brittany, and Brandon agree to all do seafood, which seems a little too general.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
The post was of the singer-songwriter sipping champagne while wearing a feather-boa dress.
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After the vote, Ben Gvir celebrated by popping champagne.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jason Ounpraseuth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
On the other teams, Anthony and Jonathan are deferring to Duyen, who owns a wine and champagne company, in their treatment of tomme cheese, while Oscar, Brittany, and Brandon agree to all do seafood, which seems a little too general.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
The post was of the singer-songwriter sipping champagne while wearing a feather-boa dress.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
After the vote, Ben Gvir celebrated by popping champagne.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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