Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

championship

/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: cham-pi-onship
IPA: /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The position of champion, or winner.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Defense or support of some cause.

Countable; Uncountable

name

the EFL Championship (the second-highest division of English football)

name

the Scottish Championship (the second-highest division of Scottish football)

Example Sentences

"His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English championship From champion + -ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

championships (plural)

Derived Forms

nonchampionship prechampionship subchampionship

Phrases

League Championship Series

Synonyms

backing backup patronage title

Questions

How do you pronounce championship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/.
What does championship mean?: A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
Where does championship come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s Proto-Italic *kampos Latin campusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kamp Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-West Germanic *-jan Proto-West Germanic *kampijan Proto-Germanic *-jô Proto-West Germanic *-jō Frankish *kampijōbor. Medieval Latin campiō Old French champiunbor. Middle English champioun English champion Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English championship From champion + -ship.

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