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

Slick promotional videos still available on Facebook and other social media sites show professional dancers sliding down the yacht’s pole while promoters shake up Champagne bottles and soak crowds seen whooping from the water. —Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

But for this roster so in need of top-end talent, those would be champagne problems. —Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

Mathis was an ambassador for Ross’ champagne line, Belaire. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025

Today, Monaco sells itself as one of the most ostentatiously dazzling of Mediterranean destinations, a retreat where, arriving via yacht or helicopter, those with deep enough pockets can strut the boardwalks of the marina to a soundtrack of popping champagne corks. —Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 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