champagne
noun
cham·pagne sham-ˈpān 
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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The last slide in the post includes a snapshot of Woodley sitting across the table while staring into the camera as her champagne is poured. 
Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Guests were greeted with champagne before the ceremony (planned by Sara Fried of Fête Nashville Luxury Weddings) kicked off on the estate's front steps, where Alvey played as a child. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 24 July 2022 Shanghai residents took selfies outside and toasted with champagne as the city emerged from a Covid-19 lockdown that lasted more than two months. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Also stock up on all your drink supplies, especially your favorite champagne. Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 The move is so bad, Kaitlyn almost chokes on her champagne. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Giannina, for all intents and purposes, keeps her composure throughout, calmly sipping her champagne while the entire room gossips about her boyfriend and his friend. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 July 2021 This year’s highlights included a chance to create your own personal vintage champagne which went for 70,000 ($82,638) euros, while a Chopard 18-karat white gold diamond, tanzanite and amethyst necklace raised 170,000 euros ($200,692). Louise Dixon, ajc, 17 July 2021 Cue much cheering and hollering, doubtless inspired by the promise of champagne. Jamie Fewery, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 See More
Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Guests were greeted with champagne before the ceremony (planned by Sara Fried of Fête Nashville Luxury Weddings) kicked off on the estate's front steps, where Alvey played as a child. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 24 July 2022 Shanghai residents took selfies outside and toasted with champagne as the city emerged from a Covid-19 lockdown that lasted more than two months. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Also stock up on all your drink supplies, especially your favorite champagne. Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 The move is so bad, Kaitlyn almost chokes on her champagne. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Giannina, for all intents and purposes, keeps her composure throughout, calmly sipping her champagne while the entire room gossips about her boyfriend and his friend. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 July 2021 This year’s highlights included a chance to create your own personal vintage champagne which went for 70,000 ($82,638) euros, while a Chopard 18-karat white gold diamond, tanzanite and amethyst necklace raised 170,000 euros ($200,692). Louise Dixon, ajc, 17 July 2021 Cue much cheering and hollering, doubtless inspired by the promise of champagne. Jamie Fewery, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Champagne, France
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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