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championship

  (chăm'pē-ən-shĭp') pronunciation
n.
  1. The position or title of a winner.
  2. Defense or support; advocacy: her championship of the elderly and their rights.
  3. A competition or series of competitions held to determine a winner.

 
 
Word Tutor: championship
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The position or title of a winner.

pronunciation The race horse won the championship.

 
WordNet: championship
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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


 
Wikipedia: championship

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.

Championship systems

Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.

Title match system

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.

Tournament system

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.

League system

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.

Usage in English football

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.

Usage in Professional wrestling

Usage in International Indoor Volleyball


See also

  • Sport teams by championships

 
Translations: Translations for: Championship

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선수권, 결승전

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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