basketball

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/
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[edit] Noun

basketball (countable and uncountable; plural basketballs)

1. (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
2. (basketball, countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

[edit] Synonyms

• (sport): hoops (US)

[edit] Related terms

• basket

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From English basketball.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /baːskətbaːl/, [ˈb̥ɑːsɡ̊əd̥ˌb̥ɒːl]

[edit] Noun

basketball c. (singular definite basketballen, not used in plural form)

1. basketball

[edit] Synonyms

• (sport): basket
• (ball): basketbold

[edit] See also

• Basketball on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia