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champagne

1

[ sham-peyn ]

noun

  1. (initial capital letter) the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
  2. a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.
  3. (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.
  4. a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.
  5. anything considered the best or luxurious.


adjective

  1. having the color of champagne.
  2. luxurious or expensive:

    champagne tastes.

Champagne

2

[ sham-peyn; French shahn-pan-yuh ]

noun

  1. a region and former province in NE France.

champagne

/ ʃæˈɪ /

noun

  1. sometimes capital a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
  2. (loosely) any effervescent white wine
    1. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
    2. ( as adjective )

      a champagne carpet

  3. modifier denoting a luxurious lifestyle

    a champagne capitalist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of champagne1

First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of champagne1

from Champagne , a region of NE France
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