championship

CEFRB1

/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A competition to decide the best player or team.

  2. 02

    noun

    The position of being a champion.

Examples

  • Which team is the most likely to win the championship?

  • Your team doesn't have a prayer to win the championship game.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Defense or support of some cause.

  2. The position of champion, or winner.

  3. A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

More examples

In context

  • His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The team trained tirelessly all year to finally win the national blank against their rivals.

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Origin

noun

From champion + -ship.