World Cup en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
A calque of French Coupe du Monde (1930), originally a nickname for FIFA's Victory or Jules Rimet Trophy and the official name of the award since 1974.
Meanings
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The FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international competition of national teams in men's association football and the trophy awarded to the winning team.
Newark: LNER temporarily changed the name of Northgate station to Newark Southgate, to honour England's World Cup manager Gareth Southgate.
2022 December 14, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern”, in RAIL, number 972, page 24:
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(qualifier:usually qualified) Various similar competitions and trophies in other sports.
Women's World Cup; Rugby World Cup; Baseball World Cup
Yes, we lifted the World Cup in 2003 (I can still effortlessly visualise Jonny's drop kick), but the Boks have won four, the Kiwis three and the Aussies two. Our women, thank God, are so much better.
2026 March 14, Robert Taylor, “It's Finally Time to Admit that the English Are Rubbish at Sport”, in The Telegraph:
- The trophy awarded to the winner of such an event.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (99)
tg ҷоми ҷаҳон (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sh svjetsko prvenstvo (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fi MM-kisat (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · pt mundial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · nb verdenscup (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · he גְּבִיעַ הָעוֹלָם (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · uk ку́бок сві́ту (trophy) · hi विश्व कप (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fr coupe du monde (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sl svetovni pokal (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be чэмпіяна́т сьве́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · nl wereldbeker (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · my ကမ္ဘာ့ဖလား (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sw kombe la dunia (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ja ワールドカップ (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ru ку́бок ми́ра (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fr coupe du monde (trophy) · fa-ira مُسَابَقَاتِ جَهانی (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be ку́бак сьве́ту (trophy) · et maailmakarikavõistlused (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · th ฟุตบอลโลก (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · dsb swětowe mejstaŕstwo (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · bn বিশ্বকাপ (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · tg ҷоми ҷаҳонӣ (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · el παγκόσμιο κύπελλο (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · eo mondpokalo (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fi MM-pokaali (trophy) · es copa del mundo (trophy) · lv pasaules kauss (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · it coppa del mondo (trophy) · ko 월드컵 (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ro mondial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ur وَرْلْڈ کَپ (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · da vm (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ja W杯 (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fa-ira جامِ جَهانی (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ar كَأْس الْعَالَم (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · pt copa do mundo (trophy) · uz jahon chempionati (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · za Boi Seiqgyaiq (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ga Corn an Domhain (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · de WM (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sv världsmästerskap (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · hu világbajnokság (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · lt pasaulio taurė (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ar كَأْس عَالَم (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ru ку́бок ми́ра (trophy) · tr dünya kupası (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · is heimsmeistarakeppni (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ka მსოფლიო ჩემპიონატი (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · id Piala Dunia (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be ку́бак све́ту (trophy) · mt Tazza tad-Dinja (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · da verdensmesterskab n VM (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · vi cúp thế giới (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be ку́бак сьве́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · tr dünya kupası (trophy) · sv VM (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · gl copa do mundo (trophy) · az dünya çempionatı (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sh svetsko prvenstvo (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · hy աշխարհի առաջնություն (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ro cupă mondială (trophy) · es mundial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · cmn 世界盃 /世界杯 (trophy) · es Copa Mundial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ro cupă mondială (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · hi वर्ल्ड कप (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be ку́бак све́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · it campionato mondiale (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · az dünya kuboku (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · cs světový pohár (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · cmn 世界盃 /世界杯 (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · pt copa do mundo (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · el μουντιάλ (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · nb verdensmesterskap (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · be чэмпіяна́т све́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · uk ку́бок сві́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · mk светско првенство (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ar مُونْدِيَال (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · pt campeonato mundial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ro campionat mondial (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · sk svetový pohár (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ky дүйнөлүк чемпионат (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · af Wêreldbekertoernooi (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · yue 世界盃 /世界杯 (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · af wêreldbeker (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · de Weltmeisterschaft (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · pl puchar świata (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · my ကမ္ဘာဖလား (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · fi maailmanmestaruuskilpailut (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · tg чемпионати ҷаҳон (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ru чемпиона́т ми́ра (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ga Corn Domhanda (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · bg свето́вна ку́па (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · kk әлем чемпионаты (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · he מוֹנְדִּיאָל (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · uk чемпіона́т сві́ту (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this) · ms piala dunia (international football tournament; other sports competitions similar to this)
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