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champagne
1[ sham-peyn ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
- a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.
- (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.
- a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.
- anything considered the best or luxurious.
adjective
- having the color of champagne.
- luxurious or expensive:
champagne tastes.
Champagne
2[ sham-peyn; French shahn-pan-yuh ]
noun
- a region and former province in NE France.
champagne
/ ʃæˈɪ /
noun
- sometimes capital a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
- (loosely) any effervescent white wine
- a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
- ( as adjective )
a champagne carpet
- modifier denoting a luxurious lifestyle
a champagne capitalist
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champagne1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champagne1
Example Sentences
For France it's wine, champagne and the aeronautical industry, for Germany it's cars, and for Italy it's luxury goods.
The commission has promised to protect European businesses, including Germany's car industry, Italy's luxury goods and France's wine and champagne producers.
But the Commission has promised to protect EU businesses, some of which will be more hard hit than others - like Germany's car industry, Italy's luxury goods and France's wine and champagne producers.
It was once customary for Premier League players to be gifted a bottle of champagne as reward for winning man of the match.
Scenes playing out in Nigeria during holiday periods could be in a movie: emotional reunions at airport terminals, champagne flowing like water in high-end clubs and A-list Afrobeats performers dominating stages to packed audiences nationwide.
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