- The position or title of a winner.
- Defense or support; advocacy: her championship of the elderly and their rights.
- A competition or series of competitions held to determine a winner.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the status of being a champion
Synonym: title
Meaning #2:
the act of providing approval and support
Synonyms: backing, patronage
Championship is a term used to refer to various forms of sports competitions in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion; that is, the best competitor.
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
In this system, a competitor has to challenge the current champion to win the championship. This form of championship is used in boxing, wrestling and other combat sports.
The term championship is often used to refer to tournament competitions, either using a knockout format, such as at Wimbledon and other championships in tennis, or a mixed format with a group stage followed by knockout rounds, such as used in the European Football Championship.
Championships in various sports, including rugby union and association football (soccer) use a league system in which all competitors in the league play each other, either once or a number of times.
In English football, since the 2004-2005 season, The Championship has been used to refer to the second level of league football, properly called the Football League Championship. The Championchip is one division below the FA Premier League and a division above Football League One. It had previously been known as the Football League First Division.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mesterskab, konkurrence, forsvar
Nederlands (Dutch)
kampioenschap, titelwedstrijd, kampioenstitel, het voorvechter zijn
Français (French)
n. - championnat, tournoi
Deutsch (German)
n. - Meisterschaft, Verfechten, Engagement
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρωτάθλημα, πρωτιά, πρωτεία, προάσπιση
Italiano (Italian)
campionato, titolo di campione, scudetto
Português (Portuguese)
n. - campeonato (m)
Русский (Russian)
чемпионат, чемпионский титул
Español (Spanish)
n. - campeonato, título de campeón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mästerskap, försvar
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
冠军的地位, 冠军称号, 拥护, 支持, 锦标赛, 提倡
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 冠軍的地位, 冠軍稱號, 擁護, 支持, 錦標賽, 提倡
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 選手権, 選手権大会, 擁護
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بطوله
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אליפות, דגילה
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