Championship — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the status of being a champion

a competition at which a champion is chosen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːm/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪlɪsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪlɪsɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːm/.

Examples

he held the title for two years
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backup patronage title backing

Parts of Speech

noun	the status of being a champion “he held the title for two years”
noun	a competition at which a champion is chosen
noun	the act of providing approval and support “his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives”

Word Forms

back	verb	give support or one's approval to
back up	verb	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Meisterschaft

den Status, ein Champion zu sein

🇫🇷French

championnat

le statut de champion

🇪🇸Spanish

campeonato

el estatus de ser un campeón

🇮🇹Italian

campionato

lo status di campione

🇳🇱Dutch

kampioenschap

de status van kampioen

🇵🇹Portuguese

campeonato

o status de ser um campeão

🇷🇺Russian

чемпионат

статус чемпиона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चैंपियनशिप

चैंपियन होने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ

চ্যাম্পিয়ন হওয়ার মর্যাদা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாம்பியன்ஷிப்

ஒரு சாம்பியன் என்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఛాంపియన్షిప్

ఛాంపియన్‌గా ఉండే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

चॅम्पियनशिप

चॅम्पियन होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેમ્પિયનશિપ

ચેમ્પિયન બનવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಶಿಪ್

ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಎಂಬ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാമ്പ്യൻഷിപ്പ്

ഒരു ചാമ്പ്യൻ എന്ന നില

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨਸ਼ਿਪ

ਇੱਕ ਚੈਂਪੀਅਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیمپئن شپ

چیمپئن ہونے کی حیثیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锦标赛

冠军的地位

🇯🇵Japanese

チャンピオンシップ

チャンピオンであるというステータス

🇰🇷Korean

선수권 대회

챔피언의 지위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chức vô địch

tư cách là nhà vô địch

🇹🇭Thai

การแข่งขันชิงแชมป์

สถานะการเป็นแชมป์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejuaraan

status menjadi juara

🇵🇭Filipino

kampeonato

ang katayuan ng pagiging isang kampeon

🇲🇾Malay

kejuaraan

status sebagai juara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بطولة

حالة كونك بطلا

🇮🇷Persian

قهرمانی

مقام قهرمانی

🇹🇷Turkish

şampiyonluk

şampiyon olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַלִיפוּת

המעמד של להיות אלוף

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