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

The intimate, candlelit dinner gave way to a night of revelry, champagne, and music. —Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025

The collection comes in five statement colorways: champagne leopard, champagne tiger, snow, tide and Skims’ signature onyx. —Wwd Staff, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025

Down the street, at a middle-of-the-night event for Firefly employees, their families, and VIPs, the crowd erupted in applause and toasted champagne. —Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025

But her peach champagne manicure by nail artist Tom Bachik really sealed the look. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 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