championship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
- (countable, uncountable) The position of champion, or winner.
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(countable, uncountable) Defense or support of some cause.
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.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| championships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prechampionship · subchampionship · nonchampionship · League Championship Series
Translations (87)
fi mestaruuskilpailu (competition to determine a champion) · ca campionat (position of champion, or winner) · pl mistrzostwo (competition to determine a champion) · lt čempionatas (competition to determine a champion) · es campeonato (competition to determine a champion) · cmn 錦標賽 /锦标赛 (competition to determine a champion) · nl kampioenschap (competition to determine a champion) · he אליפות (position of champion, or winner) · it campionato (competition to determine a champion) · af kampioenskap (competition to determine a champion) · fr championnat (competition to determine a champion) · sk majstrovstvo (competition to determine a champion) · ru пе́рвенство (position of champion, or winner) · da mesterskab (position of champion, or winner) · ja チャンピオンシップ (competition to determine a champion) · da mesterskab (competition to determine a champion) · is meistaramót (competition to determine a champion) · fo landskapping (competition to determine a champion) · sq kampionat (competition to determine a champion) · cy bencampwriaeth (competition to determine a champion) · io championokonkurso (competition to determine a champion) · fr champion (position of champion, or winner) · et meistrivõistlused (competition to determine a champion) · fr championne (position of champion, or winner) · hu bajnokság (competition to determine a champion) · gl campionato (competition to determine a champion) · nl kampioenschap (position of champion, or winner) · uk чемпіона́т (competition to determine a champion) · fi mestaruusottelu (competition to determine a champion) · tk çempionat (competition to determine a champion) · tr şampiyona (competition to determine a champion) · lv čempionāts (competition to determine a champion) · de Meisterschaft (position of champion, or winner) · he אליפות (competition to determine a champion) · ru чемпиона́т (competition to determine a champion) · el πρωτάθλημα (competition to determine a champion) · ko 선수권 대회 (competition to determine a champion) · oc campionat (competition to determine a champion) · eo ĉampionado (competition to determine a champion) · ga craobh (competition to determine a champion) · ro campioană (position of champion, or winner) · cmn 冠軍 /冠军 (position of champion, or winner) · uz chempionat (competition to determine a champion) · ka ჩემპიონატი (competition to determine a champion) · ky чемпионат (competition to determine a champion) · be чэмпіяна́т (competition to determine a champion) · is meistaraflokksleikur (competition to determine a champion) · kk біріншілік (position of champion, or winner) · sh првенство (competition to determine a champion) · ko 챔피언십 (competition to determine a champion) · sv mästerskap (competition to determine a champion) · ja 選手権 (competition to determine a champion) · io championeso (position of champion, or winner) · id kejuaraan (competition to determine a champion) · ro campionat (competition to determine a champion) · ms kejohanan (competition to determine a champion) · ast campeonatu (competition to determine a champion) · fi mestaruus (position of champion, or winner) · hy առաջնություն (competition to determine a champion) · sh prvenstvo (competition to determine a champion) · cs mistrovství (competition to determine a champion) · fi loppuottelu (competition to determine a champion) · de Meisterschaft (competition to determine a champion) · tr şampiyonluk (position of champion, or winner) · vi chức vô địch (competition to determine a champion) · ca campionat (competition to determine a champion) · nb mesterskap (competition to determine a champion) · ru зва́ние чемпио́на (position of champion, or winner) · pl mistrzostwo (position of champion, or winner) · mk првенство (competition to determine a champion) · az çempionat (competition to determine a champion) · tr bökelik (competition to determine a champion) · ja 優勝 (position of champion, or winner) · ko 선수권 (competition to determine a champion) · sl prvenstvo (competition to determine a champion) · eu txapelketa (competition to determine a champion) · kk чемпионат (competition to determine a champion) · eo ĉampioneco (position of champion, or winner) · bg първенство́ (competition to determine a champion) · ro campion (position of champion, or winner) · ga ceannas (competition to determine a champion) · pt campeonato (competition to determine a champion) · ja 王座 (position of champion, or winner) · tr şampiyonluk (competition to determine a champion) · sw ubingwa (competition to determine a champion) · sw taji (competition to determine a champion) · bg шампиона́т (competition to determine a champion)