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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At one point, play was stopped when a champagne cork flew onto the court; the umpire politely asked the crowd to refrain from popping bottles while the players were serving.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Their walk led them to a pretty picnic complete with champagne.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 July 2025
Stop in on Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to midnight for Champagne Hour, when The Conroy will offer $15 champagne pours and full bottle service for a true taste of the downtown-glam nightlife experience.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
The moment was widely celebrated by the F1 community, and teams like Mercedes and Aston Martin even had champagne delivered to Sauber's hospitality to ramp up the celebrations.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Their walk led them to a pretty picnic complete with champagne.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 July 2025
Stop in on Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to midnight for Champagne Hour, when The Conroy will offer $15 champagne pours and full bottle service for a true taste of the downtown-glam nightlife experience.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
The moment was widely celebrated by the F1 community, and teams like Mercedes and Aston Martin even had champagne delivered to Sauber's hospitality to ramp up the celebrations.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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