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Meaning of basketball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl

Definitions

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
uncountable
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop
The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
countable
The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball
To play basketball
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball

Equivalents

العربية كرة السّلّة

Bosanski košarica košarka šica кошарица кошарка шица

Čeština basketbal košíková

Deutsch Basketball

Ελληνικά καλαθοσφαίριση μπάσκετ μπάσκετ-μπολ

Español baloncesto

Suomi koripallo koripalloilu

Français basketball

Gàidhlig ball-basgaid

Galego baloncestístico baloncesto

עברית כַּדּוּר סַל כדורסל

Hrvatski košarica košarka šica кошарица кошарка шица

Magyar kosárlabda

Bahasa Indonesia basket bola basket

Íslenska körfubolti

日本語バスケットボール籃球籠球

한국어 농구 농구공 롱구

Kurdî basketbol

Latina canistriludium

Lëtzebuergesch Basketball

Latviešu basketbols

Nederlands basketbal

Polski koszykarski koszykówka

Português bola de basquete/basquetebol

Română minge de baschet

Русский баскетбо́льный мяч

Српски košarica košarka šica кошарица кошарка шица

Svenska basket basketboll korgboll negerboll

Türkçe basket basketbol sepet topu

Українська баскетбол баскетбольний кошиківка

Tiếng Việt bóng rổ

Examples

“to play ⟳ basketball”

“He pursued basketball as his career.”

“Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant ⟳ in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan ⟳ includes climate change ⟳ measures that aim to close ⟳ coal-fired plants.”

CEFR level

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

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Meaning of basketball | Babel Free

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