Ballon d'Or

proper noun

A prestigious award in football, presented annually by the magazine France Football, and given to the player deemed to be the best of the previous season.

OriginFrench Ballon d'Or →
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Meanings

proper nounBallon d'Or (plural Ballons d'Or or Ballon d'Ors)

plural Ballons d'Or · plural Ballon d'Ors

  1. ball gamesA prestigious award in football, presented annually by the magazine France Football, and given to the player deemed to be the best of the previous season.

Origin

  1. FrenchBallon d'Or“Golden Ball”
  2. EnglishBallon d'Or

From French Ballon d'Or (“Golden Ball”).

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APA

Ballon d'Or. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ballon%20d'Or

MLA

“Ballon d'Or.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ballon%20d'Or. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ballon d'Or,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ballon%20d'Or.

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