Champagne

Examples

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• We enjoyed a lovely picnic in the Champagne region of France.

• The crescent of sand at Champagne Beach looks out upon a lagoon fringed with coral.

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• The vineyard area in the Champagne region more than doubled during this period.

  Academic text (1993)

• My first glass of Champagne was at the Pommery estate in Reims, France.

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• There are 55 types of Champagne (during the Grand Prix they sell close to 2,000 bottles).

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• Champagne's for celebrating.

  Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

• During our visit to Champagne, we toured several vineyards and tasted their wines.

Synonyms

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Champagne-Ardenne

vsChampagne

7.3

A former region in northeast France known for vineyards that make Champagne

is the historic territorial area famous for sparkling wine rather than an official unit

Idioms

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champagne taste on a beer budget

• Informal

8.2

A desire for expensive things you cannot afford

Compounds

C

champagne flute

• Literature

3 3.9

A tall narrow glass with a long stem for drinking champagne

C

champagne bubble

3.8

A small round pocket of gas that rises in champagne

C

champagne cup

5.8

A cold mixed drink made with sparkling wine and fruit

C

champagne socialist

• Offensive

8.8

A person who supports equality but lives a rich life

C

champagne tap

7.9

A small tool that pours champagne from a bottle into glasses

C

Champagne-Ardenne

7.3

A former region in northeast France known for vineyards that make Champagne

Surface Forms

Etymology