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

Handwritten place cards, soft background music, and a welcome drink of sparkling water or champagne upon arrival—these are the elements that will make your gathering truly memorable. —Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2025

Get The Recipe 20 of 30 Chatham Artillery Punch This punch is steeped in history and three different alcohols, plus champagne. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025

Bell cracks open a bottle of champagne and creepily orders June to clean some he's spilled on his pants. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Even before the Taittinger deal, Delta was already serving more than 900,000 glasses of champagne annually. —Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 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