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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Two seasons ago, a motley assembly of A-listers including Lewis Hamilton, Zoey Deutch, Nina Dobrev and Jared Leto, arrived to the Antarctic peninsula on a 414-foot mega-yacht, sporting sequin dresses and tuxedos, sipping tulips of champagne.
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Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Each pitcher has popped champagne for championships twice and has a chance to stand alone atop the baseball world one final time by the end of this series.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Expect champagne, premium loose-leaf tea and towers of treats.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Adult tickets come with a free glass of champagne and kids tickets provide a take home gift.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Each pitcher has popped champagne for championships twice and has a chance to stand alone atop the baseball world one final time by the end of this series.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Expect champagne, premium loose-leaf tea and towers of treats.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Adult tickets come with a free glass of champagne and kids tickets provide a take home gift.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for champagne
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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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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