FIBA

See also: fiba and FibA

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from French FIBA.

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): [ˈfibə]

Proper noun

FIBA

1. (basketball) The Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Also known in English as International Basketball Federation. Originally known as "Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur" (international federation of amateur basketball); from its French name, hence the initialism.
   • 2025 March 27, Matias Grez, “NBA and FIBA in talks with European soccer teams over new basketball league”, in CNN‎^[1] (in English):

     “The NBA and FIBA are uniquely positioned to build on the rich tradition of European basketball. We look forward to collaborating with FIBA to explore the creation of a new league for fans across the continent,” Silver added.

Further reading

• Fédération Internationale de Basketball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• NBA
• ULEB
• WNBA

Further reading

• FIBA on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Abbreviations

Proper noun

FIBA ?

1. (basketball) FIBA (“Fédération Internationale de Basketball”): Acronym of Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur., its former spelled-out name.

Noun

FIBA f (plural FIBAs)

1. (medicine) Alternative letter-case form of FibA

Further reading

• Fédération Internationale de Basketball on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr