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Champagne

adj · name · noun · verb · 15 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • shăm-pān'
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ʃamˈpɛjn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ʃæːmˈpæɪn/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Zealand: /ʃɛmˈpæɪn/
  • Scotland: /ʃamˈpen/
  • rhymes with -eɪn
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE0 M P EY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of champaine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A cultural region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of champagne (“type of sparkling wine made in France”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

  • I’ve been saving an excellent Brazilian champagne for a special occasion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Any sparkling white wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A glass of champagne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

(An ordinary occupying) the base of the shield, either flat-topped (like the chief at the top of the shield) or curved (as in a mount or trimount).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • Alternative forms: champaine, champain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To ply or treat with champagne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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13

verb

Meaning 13

To drink champagne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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14

noun

Meaning 14

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bubbly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sparkling wine

15

noun

Meaning 15

a region of northeastern France

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Champagne-Ardenne

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: French region

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French champagne (“sparkling wine from the Champagne region”), from Champagne (“region and former province of France”), from Late Latin campānia (in full Campānia Rēmēnsis), from campāneus (“of or pertaining to the fields”), from Latin campus (“level ground; field, plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh2emp- (“to bend, curve”). The English word is a doublet of campagna (“flat stretch of countryside”) (dated), campaign, and campania.

Borrowed from French Champagne. Doublet of Campania.

Across languages

Translations

161 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: champagne — of a very pale brownish-gold colour
  • Dutch: champagnekleurig — of a very pale brownish-gold colour
  • Greek: σαμπανιζέ (sampanizé) — of a very pale brownish-gold colour
  • Catalan: Xampanya — cultural region of France
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香檳 /香槟 (Xiāngbīn) — cultural region of France
  • Dutch: Champagne — cultural region of France
  • Esperanto: Ĉampanjo — cultural region of France
  • French: Champagne — cultural region of France
  • Galician: Champaña — cultural region of France
  • Georgian: შამპანი (šamṗani) — cultural region of France
  • German: Champagne — cultural region of France
  • Greek: Καμπανία (Kampanía) — cultural region of France
  • Italian: Champagne — cultural region of France
  • Italian: Sciampagna — cultural region of France
  • Japanese: シャンパーニュ (Shanpānyu) — cultural region of France
  • Latin: Campania — cultural region of France
  • Marathi: शांपान्य (śāmpānya) — cultural region of France
  • Norman: Champangne — cultural region of France
  • Polish: Szampania — cultural region of France
  • Portuguese: Champanhe — cultural region of France
  • Portuguese: Champanha — cultural region of France
  • Portuguese: Champagne — cultural region of France
  • Russian: Шампа́нь (Šampánʹ) — cultural region of France
  • Spanish: Champaña — cultural region of France
  • Welsh: Siampaen — cultural region of France
  • Albanian: shampanjë — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Arabic: شَمْبَانْيَا (šambānyā) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Aragonese: champán — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Armenian: շամպայն (šampayn) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Asturian: xampán — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Azerbaijani: şampan — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Azerbaijani: şampan şərabı — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Basque: xanpaina — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Belarusian: шампа́нскае (šampánskaje) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Bengali: শ্যাম্পেন (śêmpen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Bulgarian: шампа́нско (šampánsko) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Burmese: ရှမ်ပိန် (hrampin) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Catalan: xampany — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Chinese Cantonese: 香檳 /香槟 (hoeng1 ban1) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Hakka Chinese: 香檳 /香槟 (hiông-pîn) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香檳酒 /香槟酒 (xiāngbīnjiǔ) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香檳 /香槟 (xiāngbīn) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Chuvash: шампанское (šamp̬anskoe) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Czech: šampaňské — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Danish: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Dutch: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Esperanto: ĉampano — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Estonian: šampanja — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Estonian: šampus — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Faroese: sjampanja — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Finnish: samppanja — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • French: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Galician: champaña — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Georgian: შამპანური (šamṗanuri) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • German: Champagner — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • German: Champagnerwein — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • German: Sekt — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Greek: σαμπάνια (sampánia) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Gujarati: શેમ્પેન (śempen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Hebrew: שַׁמְפַּנְיָה (sham'panía) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Hindi: शैंपेन (śa͠ipen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Hungarian: pezsgő — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Icelandic: kampavín — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Indonesian: sampanye — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Irish: seaimpéin — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Italian: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Italian: sciampagna — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Japanese: シャンパン (shanpan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Japanese: シャンペン (shanpen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Kazakh: шампан (şampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Kazakh: шампан шарабы (şampan şaraby) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Kazakh: аққайнар (aqqainar) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Khmer: សំប៉ាញ (sɑmpaañ) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Korean: 샴페인 (syampein) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Northern Kurdish: şampanya — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Kyrgyz: шампан (şampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Kyrgyz: шампанское (şampanskoye) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Latvian: šampanietis — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Lithuanian: šampanas — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Macedonian: шампањ (šampanj) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Malay: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Malayalam: ഷാംപെയ്ൻ (ṣāmpeyṉ) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Māori: hāmupeina — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Mongolian: шампанск (šampansk) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Mongolian: шянбинь (šjanbinʹ) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Norman: champangne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjampanje — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjampanje — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Pannonian Rusyn: шампанєц (šampanjec) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Pannonian Rusyn: шампаньске (šampanʹske) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Pannonian Rusyn: шампань (šampanʹ) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Pashto: شامپاين (šāmpāyn) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Persian: شامپاین (šâmpâyn) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Polish: szampan — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Portuguese: champanhe — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Portuguese: champanha — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Portuguese: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ੈਮਪੇਨ (śaimpen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Romanian: șampanie — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Russian: шампа́нское (šampánskoje) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Serbo-Croatian: шампа́њац — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Serbo-Croatian: šampánjac — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Slovak: šampanské — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Slovene: šampanjec — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Spanish: champaña — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Spanish: champán — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Swahili: shampeni — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Swedish: champagne — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Tagalog: tsampan — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Tajik: маи шампан (ma-yi šampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Tajik: шампан (šampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Tatar: шампан (şampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Thai: แชมเปญ (chɛɛm-bpeen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Tibetan: ཤམ་ཕེན་ཆང་ (sham phen chang) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Turkish: şampanya — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Turkmen: şampan — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Ukrainian: шампа́нське (šampánsʹke) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Urdu: شیمپین (śaimpen) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Uyghur: شامپان (shampan) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Uzbek: shampan — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Uzbek: shampan vinosi — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Uzbek: shampanskiy — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Vietnamese: sâm banh — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Volapük: Jampänavin — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Welsh: siampaen — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Yiddish: שאַמפּאַניער (shampanyer) — sparkling white wine produced in Champagne
  • Armenian: շամպայն (šampayn) — any sparkling white wine
  • Asturian: xampán — any sparkling white wine
  • Bulgarian: шампа́нско (šampánsko) — any sparkling white wine
  • Bulgarian: пенливо вино (penlivo vino) — any sparkling white wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香檳酒 /香槟酒 (xiāngbīn jiǔ) — any sparkling white wine
  • Czech: šumivé víno — any sparkling white wine
  • Czech: šampaňské — any sparkling white wine
  • Dutch: schuimwijn — any sparkling white wine
  • Finnish: kuohuviini — any sparkling white wine
  • Finnish: samppanja — any sparkling white wine
  • French: crémant — any sparkling white wine
  • French: mousseux — any sparkling white wine
  • German: Schaumwein — any sparkling white wine
  • German: Sekt — any sparkling white wine
  • Greek: αφρώδης οίνος (afródis oínos) — any sparkling white wine
  • Hungarian: pezsgő — any sparkling white wine
  • Macedonian: пенливо вино (penlivo vino) — any sparkling white wine
  • Russian: игри́стое вино́ (igrístoje vinó) — any sparkling white wine
  • Slovak: šumivé víno — any sparkling white wine
  • Bulgarian: чаша шампа́нско (čaša šampánsko) — glass of champagne
  • Czech: šampaňské — glass of champagne
  • Finnish: samppanja — glass of champagne
  • Hungarian: pezsgő — glass of champagne
  • Macedonian: чаша шампа́нско (čaša šampánsko) — glass of champagne
  • Romanian: șampanie — glass of champagne
  • Romanian: pahar de șampanie — glass of champagne
  • Bulgarian: шампа́нско (šampánsko) — colour
  • Dutch: champagne — colour
  • Dutch: champagnekleur — colour
  • Finnish: samppanja — colour
  • Hungarian: pezsgő — colour
  • Japanese: シャンパン色 (shanpan-iro) — colour
  • Bulgarian: пия шампа́нско (pija šampánsko) — to drink champagne
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