n. 1 a a white sparkling wine from Champagne. b (loosely) a similar wine from elsewhere. °Use in sense b is strictly incorrect. 2 a pale cream or straw colour.
[ Champagne, former province in E. France ]
CHAMPAGNE
Meaning of CHAMPAGNE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012