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cham·pagne (s̸ham pān′)

noun

  1. Archaic any of various wines produced in Champagne, France
    1. now, any effervescent white wine made there or elsewhere: regarded as a symbol of luxurious living
    2. the typical color of such wine; pale, tawny yellow or greenish yellow
Champagne definition

Cham·pagne (s̸ham pān′; Fr s̸hän pȧn′y')

agricultural and historical region of NE France: now mostly in the metropolitan region of Champagne-Ardennes, which also includes part of the Ardennes plateau: 9,887 sq mi (25,607 sq km); pop. 1,348,000; chief city, Reims

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