champagne
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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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| Noun | 1. |  champagne - a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced theresparkling 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
| Bottle | Capacity |
|---|---|
| magnum | 2 bottles |
| jeroboam | 2 magnums |
| rehoboam | 3 magnums |
| methuselah | 4 magnums |
| salmanazar | 6 magnums |
| balthazar | 8 magnums |
| nebuchadnezzar | 10 magnums |
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Translations
شامبانيامَشْروبُ 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
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champagne
[ˌʃæmˈpeɪn] n → champagne m champagne corkchampagne cork n → bouchon m de champagnechampagne corks are popping → le champagne coule à flotschampagne flute n → flûte f à champagnechampagne glass n (wide) → coupe f à champagne; (tall and narrow) → flûte f à champagne
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
champagne
(ʃӕmˈpein) noun a type of white sparkling wine, especially from Champagne in France, often drunk at celebrations etc.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009