basketball

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/

Noun

basketball

1. (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

   Synonyms: hoops

2. (countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. topics en

Translations

• French: basket-ball, basketball, ballon-panier (Canada, rare)
• German: Basketball
• Italian: pallacanestro
• Portuguese: basquete, basquetebol, bola-ao-cesto
• Russian: баскетбо́л
• Spanish: baloncesto, básquetbol

Translations

• Portuguese: bola de basquete/basquetebol
• Russian: баскетбо́льный мяч

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