🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Federazione sportiva

Pronunciation / Transliteration: federatsione sportiva

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sports Federation/spɔrts ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La federazione sportiva coordina gli eventi nazionali."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization that governs and promotes a specific sport or group of sports at a national or international level.

    "The International Football Federation oversees the rules and organization of soccer worldwide."
  2. 2

    A collective body formed by multiple sports organizations to coordinate activities and events.

    "The national sports federation was responsible for organizing the annual championship."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sports' derives from the Old French 'desport', meaning 'leisure' or 'play', which evolved in Middle English to refer to physical activities. 'Federation' comes from the Latin 'foedus', meaning 'treaty' or 'league', indicating a formal association of groups or organizations.

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