Question 1

What does "Champagne" mean in French?

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Former French province, which extended over what is the majority of the administrative region of Champagne-Ardenne.
Vast chalky plain that crosses the departments of Ardennes, Marne, and Aube.
Vineyard cultivated in this region.
French commune, located in the department of Ardèche.
French commune, located in the department of Charente-Maritime.
Village and former French commune, located in the department of Eure-et-Loir, integrated into the commune of Goussainville.
Former name of the French commune Champagne-de-Blanzac.
Former name of the French commune Champagne-en-Valromey.
Commune in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "Champagne"?

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from Latin campania, campania: attested in Old French (11th century) as canpayne in the glosses of Rashi, then champaine ('large expanse of flat country'), (12th century) champaigne, a form that remained alive in the northern dialects of French and corresponding to campagne borrowed from Picard.

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