Meanings
championship1
nounchampionship (countable and uncountable, plural championships)
plural championships
- countableuncountablehobbiesA competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
- countableuncountableDefense or support of some cause.
His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.
1 more example
They had also dropped their championship of Jones, who had given up hope of getting his farm back and gone to live in another part of the county.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
Championship2
proper noun
- ball gamesthe EFL Championship (the second-highest division of English football)
- ball gamesthe Scottish Championship (the second-highest division of Scottish football)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of providing approval and support
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ém-po-s
- Proto-Italic*kampos
- Latincampus
- Proto-West Germanic*kamp
- Proto-West Germanic*kampijan
- Frankish*kampijō
- Medieval Latincampiō
- Old Frenchchampiun
- Middle Englishchampioun
- Englishchampion
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishchampionship
Translations
Afrikaans kampioenskap
- kampioenskapcompetition to determine a champion
Basque txapelketa
- txapelketacompetition to determine a champion
Bulgarian шампиона́т, първенство́
- шампиона́т (šampionát)competition to determine a champion
- първенство́ (părvenstvó)competition to determine a champion
Catalan campionat, campionat
- campionatcompetition to determine a champion
- campionatposition of champion, or winner
Chinese Mandarin 錦標賽 /锦标赛, 冠軍 /冠军
- 錦標賽 /锦标赛 (jǐnbiāosài)competition to determine a champion
- 冠軍 /冠军 (guànjūn)position of champion, or winner
Czech mistrovství
- mistrovstvícompetition to determine a champion
Danish mesterskab, mesterskab
- mesterskabcompetition to determine a champion
- mesterskabposition of champion, or winner
Dutch kampioenschap, kampioenschap
- kampioenschapcompetition to determine a champion
- kampioenschapposition of champion, or winner
Esperanto ĉampionado, ĉampioneco
- ĉampionadocompetition to determine a champion
- ĉampionecoposition of champion, or winner
Estonian meistrivõistlused
- meistrivõistlusedcompetition to determine a champion
Finnish mestaruusottelu, loppuottelu
- mestaruusottelucompetition to determine a champion
- loppuottelucompetition to determine a champion
- mestaruuskilpailucompetition to determine a champion
- mestaruusposition of champion, or winner
French championnat, champion
- championnatcompetition to determine a champion
- championposition of champion, or winner
- championneposition of champion, or winner
German Meisterschaft, Meisterschaft
- Meisterschaftcompetition to determine a champion
- Meisterschaftposition of champion, or winner
Greek πρωτάθλημα
- πρωτάθλημα (protáthlima)competition to determine a champion
Hebrew אליפות, אליפות
- אליפות (alifut)competition to determine a champion
- אליפות (alifut)position of champion, or winner
Hungarian bajnokság
- bajnokságcompetition to determine a champion
Icelandic meistaraflokksleikur, meistaramót
- meistaraflokksleikurcompetition to determine a champion
- meistaramótcompetition to determine a champion
Indonesian kejuaraan
- kejuaraancompetition to determine a champion
Irish craobh, ceannas
- craobhcompetition to determine a champion
- ceannascompetition to determine a champion
Italian campionato
- campionatocompetition to determine a champion
Japanese 選手権, チャンピオンシップ
- 選手権 (senshuken)competition to determine a champion
- チャンピオンシップ (chanpionshippu)competition to determine a champion
- 優勝 (yūshō)position of champion, or winner
- 王座 (ōza)position of champion, or winner
Korean 선수권 대회, 챔피언십
- 선수권 대회 (seonsugwon daehoe)competition to determine a champion
- 챔피언십 (chaempieonsip)competition to determine a champion
- 선수권 (seonsugwon)competition to determine a champion
Latvian čempionāts
- čempionātscompetition to determine a champion
Lithuanian čempionatas
- čempionatascompetition to determine a champion
Malay kejohanan
- kejohanancompetition to determine a champion
Norwegian Bokmål mesterskap
- mesterskapcompetition to determine a champion
Polish mistrzostwo, mistrzostwo
- mistrzostwocompetition to determine a champion
- mistrzostwoposition of champion, or winner
Portuguese campeonato
- campeonatocompetition to determine a champion
Romanian campionat, campion
- campionatcompetition to determine a champion
- campionposition of champion, or winner
- campioanăposition of champion, or winner
Russian чемпиона́т, пе́рвенство
- чемпиона́т (čempionát)competition to determine a champion
- пе́рвенство (pérvenstvo)position of champion, or winner
- зва́ние чемпио́на (zvánije čempióna)position of champion, or winner
Slovak majstrovstvo
- majstrovstvocompetition to determine a champion
Spanish campeonato
- campeonatocompetition to determine a champion
Swahili ubingwa, taji
- ubingwacompetition to determine a champion
- tajicompetition to determine a champion
Swedish mästerskap
- mästerskapcompetition to determine a champion
Turkish şampiyonluk, şampiyona
- şampiyonlukcompetition to determine a champion
- şampiyonacompetition to determine a champion
- bökelikcompetition to determine a champion
- şampiyonlukposition of champion, or winner
Ukrainian чемпіона́т
- чемпіона́т (čempionát)competition to determine a champion
Vietnamese chức vô địch
- chức vô địchcompetition to determine a champion
Welsh bencampwriaeth
- bencampwriaethcompetition to determine a champion
Cite this entry
APA
championship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/championship
MLA
“championship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/championship. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “championship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/championship.
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