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Meaning of Athletics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
æθˈlɛtɪks

Definitions

  1. A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
    British, especially, plural, plural-only
  2. The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.
  3. Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.
    US, especially, plural, plural-only
  4. Nickname for many athletic teams whose full name includes "Athletics".
    US

Equivalents

العربية ألعاب القوى
Bosanski atletika атлетика
Čeština atletika
Deutsch Athletik
Ελληνικά άθληση αθλητισμός στίβος
Español atletismo
Suomi urheilu yleisurheilu
Français athlétisme
Gaeilge lúthchleas
עברית אתלטיקה
हिन्दी खेल-कूद खेलकूद व्यायाम
Hrvatski atletika атлетика
Magyar atlétika
Հայերեն աթլետիկա
Bahasa Indonesia atletik
Italiano atletica
日本語 アスレチック 運動 陸上競技
ខ្មែរ អត្តពលកម្ម
Македонски атлетика
Bahasa Melayu olahraga
Nederlands atletiek
Polski atletyczny atletyka lekkoatletyczny lekkoatletyka
Português atletismo
Română atletism
Русский атлетика
Shqip atletikë
Српски atletika атлетика
Svenska friidrott frisksport
Kiswahili riadha
Українська атле́тика

Examples

“The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

athleticwear athletism athletocracy Athlone athlothete Athlumney

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