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Handball

/hˈæˌndbɔl/
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(noun) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

A group of young men are playing handball in the playground.
He is good at handball.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The local team won the ____ tournament after a series of very exciting matches.

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