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

Travelers will be flying on Abercrombie & Kent’s chartered Boeing 757 jet, with first-class lie-flat seats, personalized cabin crew service, and amenities that include champagne and caviar. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025

The wedding party included seven bridesmaids in champagne gowns, seven groomsmen, and the couple's three nephews and two nieces. —Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Following colorful manis like cobalt blue nails, peach champagne nails, and lavender milk nails, Gomez and her longtime manicurist Tom Bachik have decided to go neutral and clean with shiny soap nails. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2025

There is one about Diego Maradona recovering from a training session at Napoli by opening, and quickly finishing, a bottle of champagne. —Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 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