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cham·pagne 
[sham-peyn] Pronunciation Key
[sham-peyn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 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. |
| 6. | having the color of champagne. |
| 7. | luxurious or expensive: champagne tastes. |
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Cham·pagne
[sham-peyn; Fr. shahn-pan-yuh] Pronunciation Key
[sham-peyn; Fr. shahn-pan-yuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a region and former province in NE France. |
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| cham·pagne
(shām-pān') Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, short for (vin de) Champagne, (wine from) Champagne, from Late Latin campānia, flat open country; see campaign.] |
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| Cham·pagne
(shām-pān', shäɴ-pän'yə) Pronunciation Key
A historical region and former province of northeast France. It was incorporated into the French royal domain in 1314. The sparkling wine champagne was first produced here c. 1700. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
champagne
champagne
1664, from Champagne, former province in n.w. France, name meaning "open country" (see camp). Originally any wine from this region, focused to modern meaning late 18c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| champagne | |
noun | |
| 1. | a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there |
| 2. | a region of northeastern France |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Champagne
Cham*pagne"\, n. [F. See Champaign.] A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France. Note: Champagne properly includes several kinds not only of sparkling but of still wines; but in America the term is usually restricted to wines which effervesce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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