Championship Meaning
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
nounThe position of champion, or winner.
Sentence Examples
Your team doesn't have a prayer to win the championship game.
Which team is the most likely to win the championship?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The team trained tirelessly all year to finally win the national ____ against their rivals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They won the national ____ after a very long and difficult season.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Frankish *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Frankish *-jan Frankish *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Frankish *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English championship From champion + -ship.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They had also dropped their championship of Jones, who had given up hope of getting his farm back and gone to live in another part of the county."
— 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The team trained tirelessly all year to finally win the national ____ against their rivals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They won the national ____ after a very long and difficult season.