noun
1. white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
• Hypernyms: ↑vinifera, ↑vinifera grape, ↑common grape vine, ↑Vitis vinifera
2. made in California and the Loire valley in France
• Hypernyms: ↑white wine
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\\ˈshenə̇n ˈbläŋk, shənaⁿˈbläⁿ\ noun (plural chenin blancs \\-äŋks, -äⁿ\)Usage: often capitalized C&B
Etymology: French, a variety of white grape, the wine made from it, literally, white chenin (a grape variety)
: any of various white wines ranging from dry to sweet made from a grape originally grown in the Loire valley
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/shen"in blahngk"/; Fr. /sheuh naonn blahonn"/
a grape used in the making of white wine, esp. in the lower Loire valley of France and in California.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.