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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Vinegars can be white distilled, champagne or white balsamic.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
However, don’t pop the champagne just yet.
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Tis a truth universally acknowledged that in the second week of January, resolutions made in earnest over champagne toasts fizzle out like fireworks.
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Seated outside with their youngest child, 3-month-old daughter Livvy, the couple happily raised their champagne glasses before clinking them together.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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
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