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Chablis

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʃaˈbliː/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AH0 B L IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A town in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

The winegrowing region around the town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A variety of dry white wine from this region

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Chablis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: white Burgundy

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Broader terms: white wine, Burgundy, Burgundy wine

6

noun

Meaning 6

a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

From French chablis (“deadwood”).