halma

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UK/ˈhalmə/

noun

A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.

OriginAncient Greek ἅλμα →
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Meanings

halma1

noun
  1. uncountableboard gamesA board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.

    As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.

    1904, ‘Saki’, “Reginald's Christmas Revel”, in Reginald
  2. countablehistoricalIn the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.

Halma2

proper noun
  1. gamesA strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.

Halma3

proper noun
  1. A city in Minnesota.

Origin

halma · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἅλμα“leap”
  2. Englishhalma

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).

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Halma · proper noun

  1. Ancient Greekἅλμα“jump”
  2. EnglishHalma

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).

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Translations

Indonesian halma
  • halmaboard game
Polish halma
  • halmaboard game
Swedish halma
  • halmaboard game

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mahalhamalalmahamlah
Cite this entry
APA

halma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halma

MLA

“halma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halma.

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