Basketball: meaning, definitions and examples

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basketball

 

[ หˆbษ‘หskษชtbษ”หl ]

Context #1 | Noun

sports

A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop.

Synonyms

b-ball, hoops, roundball

Examples of usage

  • The basketball game was intense, with both teams fighting hard for the win.
  • Playing basketball requires a combination of skill, teamwork, and strategy.
Context #2 | Noun

object

A large, round, inflated ball used in the game of basketball.

Synonyms

ball, rock, sphere

Examples of usage

  • The basketball bounced off the rim and into the hoop.
  • She dribbled the basketball down the court with ease.

Translations

Translations of the word "basketball" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น basquetebol

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคพเคธเฅเค•เฅ‡เคŸเคฌเฅ‰เคฒ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Basketball

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bola basket

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะฐัะบะตั‚ะฑะพะป

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ koszykรณwka

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท basket-ball

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ baloncesto

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท basketbol

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋†๊ตฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูƒุฑุฉ ุงู„ุณู„ุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ basketbal

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ basketbal

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฏฎ็ƒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ koลกarka

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ kรถrfubolti

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะฐัะบะตั‚ะฑะพะป

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒแƒ—แƒ‘แƒฃแƒ แƒ—แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ basketbol

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ baloncesto

Etymology

The game of basketball was invented in December 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was created as a way to keep his students active indoors during the winter months. The sport quickly gained popularity and spread to other parts of the United States and eventually around the world. Today, basketball is one of the most popular and widely played sports globally, with professional leagues such as the NBA attracting millions of fans.

See also: basket, basketry.

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