basketball

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[edit] English

A game of basketball.
a basketball
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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.

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  • (sport): hoops (US slang)

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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

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

basketball m. (usually uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of basket-ball.
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