🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Campeonato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kam.pe.oˈna.to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Championship/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El campeonato se llevará a cabo el próximo mes en el estadio nacional."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A contest for the position of champion in a sport or game.

    "The championship will take place next month at the national stadium."
  2. 2

    The title or position of a champion.

    "She defended her championship successfully against all challengers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'championship' originates from the Old French word 'champion', which itself comes from the Latin 'campionem', meaning 'combatant' or 'fighter'. The suffix '-ship' denotes a state or condition, thus 'championship' refers to the state of being a champion, evolving in meaning to denote a contest to determine a champion.

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