- (sometimes not capitals) a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
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Cha•blis
(sha blē′, shə-, shä-, shab′lē; Fr. sha blē′),USA pronunciation n., pl. Cha•blis
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(sha blēz′, shə-, shä-, shab′lēz; Fr. sha blē′).USA pronunciation
- Winea dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.
- Winea similar wine produced elsewhere.
- named after Chablis, a town in the region 1660–70
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Chablis /ˈʃæblɪ; French: ʃabli/ n