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[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%kQmp@"tIS@n/
(GenAm) IPA: /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%kA:mp@"tIS@n/
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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin competitio.

[edit] Noun

Singular
competition

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural competitions

competition (countable and uncountable; plural competitions)

(uncountable) The action of competing.

The competition for this job is strong.
(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.

[edit] Derived terms

economic competition

[edit] Translations

action of competing

Arabic: منافسة, f.
Armenian: մրցակցություն (mrc'akc'ut'yun)
Bulgarian: съперничество bg(bg) n., конкуренция bg(bg) f.
Catalan: competència, f.
Chinese: trad. 比賽, simpl. 比赛 (bǐsài), trad. 競爭, simpl. 竞争 (jìngzhēng)
Danish: konkurrence da(da) c.
Dutch: concurrentie nl(nl) f.
Estonian: võistlus
Ewe: ɖikeke
Finnish: kilpailu fi(fi)
French: compétition fr(fr) f., concurrence fr(fr) f.
German: Konkurrenz de(de) f.

Hebrew: תחרות (takharut) f.
Italian: competizione it(it) f., concorrenza it(it) f.
Japanese: 競争 (きょうそう, kyōsō)
Kurdish: pêşbazî ku(ku), pêşbirk ku(ku), berêkane ku(ku), misabiqe ku(ku), hevrikî ku(ku), hawirkan ku(ku), riberiz ku(ku), sîbaq ku(ku), reqabet ku(ku)
Malayalam: മത്സരം (malsaram)
Polish: rywalizacja pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: competição pt(pt) f.
Russian: соревнование ru(ru) (sorevnovánije) n., состязание ru(ru) (sostjazánije) n., конкуренция ru(ru) (konkuréntsija) f., конкурс ru(ru) (kónkurs) m.
Swedish: konkurrens sv(sv) c.
West Frisian: kompetysje fy(fy) c.

contest for a prize or award

Arabic: منافسة, f.
Armenian: մրցույթ (mrc'uyt')
Bulgarian: състезание bg(bg) n., съревнование bg(bg) n.
Catalan: competició, f.
Chinese:

Mandarin: trad. 比賽, simpl. 比赛 (bǐ sài)
Czech: soutěž cs(cs) f.
Danish: konkurrence da(da) c.
Dutch: competitie f., toernooi n.
Estonian: võistlus
Ewe: ɖikeke
Finnish: kilpailu fi(fi), kisa fi(fi)
French: concours fr(fr) m., compétition fr(fr) f.

German: Wettbewerb de(de) m.
Italian: concorso it(it) m., competizione it(it) f., gara it(it) f.
Japanese: 大会 (たいかい, taikai), コンペ (konpe)
Kurdish: pêşbazî ku(ku), pêşbirk ku(ku), berêkane ku(ku), misabiqe ku(ku), hevrikî ku(ku), hawirkan ku(ku), riberiz ku(ku), sîbaq ku(ku), reqabet ku(ku)
Malayalam: മത്സരം (malsaram)
Polish: konkurs pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: concurso pt(pt) m., competição pt(pt) f.
Russian: конкурс ru(ru) (kónkurs) m.
Slovak: súťaž f.
Swedish: tävling sv(sv) c.
West Frisian: kompetysje fy(fy) c.

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Esperanto: konkurso
Indonesian: kompetisi, pertandingan
Interlingua: competition
Korean: 경기 (gyeong-gi, 競技); 경쟁 (gyeongjaeng, 競爭)
Spanish: competición f
Telugu: పోటీ(poti) (pl పోటీలు)
Volapük: mät, mäted
Welsh: cystadleuaeth f
Portuguese: competição

competition

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