defending champions

A form of defending champion — individual or team who won the most recent edition of a tournament or competition and is participating in the current event to retain that title

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of defending champion
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APA

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

MLA

“defending champions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defending%20champions. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defending champions,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defending%20champions.

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