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champagne

sparkling wine; a pale yellow-gray
Not to be confused with:
champaign – level and open country
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Cham·pagne

(shăm-pān′, shäN-pän′yə)
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.

cham·pagne

(shăm-pān′)
n.
1.
a. A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and Pinot, produced in Champagne.
b. A similar sparkling wine made elsewhere.
2. A pale orange yellow to grayish yellow or yellowish gray.
[French, short for (vin de) Champagne, (wine from) Champagne, from Late Latin campānia, flat open country; see campaign.]
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champagne

(ʃæmˈpeɪn)
n
1. (Brewing) (sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
2. (Brewing) (loosely) any effervescent white wine
3. (Colours)
a. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
b. (as adjective): a champagne carpet.
4. (modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle: a champagne capitalist.
[from Champagne, a region of NE France]
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cham•pagne

(ʃæmˈpeɪn)

n.
1. (cap.) the sparkling dry white wine from the region of Champagne in France.
2. a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.
3. a very pale yellow or greenish yellow color.
[1655–65; after Champagne]

Cham•pagne

(ʃæmˈpeɪn)

n.
a region and former province in NE France.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:champagne - a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there]champagne - a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
sparkling wine - effervescent wine
2. Champagne - a region of northeastern France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Ardennes - a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
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champagne

Champagne bottles

BottleCapacity
magnum2 bottles
jeroboam2 magnums
rehoboam3 magnums
methuselah4 magnums
salmanazar6 magnums
balthazar8 magnums
nebuchadnezzar10 magnums
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Translations
شامبانيا مَشْروبُ الشَّمْبانيا
šampaňskéšumivé víno
champagne
šampanja
samppanja
pjenušac
pezsgő
kampavín
シャンパン
cs=KOchar샴페인
šampanas
šampanietis
şampanie
šampanskésekt
šampanjec
champagne
แชมเปญ
rượu sâm banh

Champagne

[ʃæmˈpeɪn] N → Champaña f

champagne

[ʃæmˈpeɪn]
A. N → champán m, champaña m or f
B. CPD champagne breakfast N → desayuno m con champán
champagne glass N → copa f de champán
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champagne

[ˌʃæmˈpeɪn] n → champagne m champagne corkchampagne cork n → bouchon m de champagne
champagne corks are popping → le champagne coule à flots champagne flute n → flûte f à champagne champagne glass n (wide) → coupe f à champagne ; (tall and narrow) → flûte f à champagne
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champagne

n → Sekt m, → Schaumwein m; (= French champagne) → Champagner® m; champagne bucket → Sektkübel m, → Sektkühler m; champagne glass → Sekt-/Champagnerglas nt; champagne lifestyle → Luxusleben nt
adj (also champagne-coloured, (US) champagne-colored) → champagner(farben)
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champagne

[ʃæmˈpeɪn] n → champagne m inv
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champagne

(ʃӕmˈpein) noun
a type of white sparkling wine, especially from Champagne in France, often drunk at celebrations etc. sjampanje مَشْروبُ الشَّمْبانيا шампанско champanhe šampaňské der Sekt champagne σαμπάνια champán, champaña šampanja شامپاین samppanja champagne שמפניה शैम्पेन, एक प्रकार की चमकीली मदिरा pjenušac pezsgő sampanye kampavín champagne シャンペン 샴페인 šampanas šampanietis champagne champagne champagne szampan شامپاين، يوډول فرانسوى شراب champanhe şam­panie шампанское sekt, šampanské šampanjec šampanjac champagne แชมเปญ şampanya 香檳酒 шампанське سفید شراب rượu sâm banh 香槟酒
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champagne

→ شامبانيا šampaňské champagne Champagner σαμπάνια champán , champaña samppanja champagne pjenušac champagne シャンパン 샴페인 champagne champagne szampan champanha , champanhe шампанское champagne แชมเปญ şampanya rượu sâm banh 香槟酒
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