cham‧pi‧on‧ship W3 /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ noun

1. [countable] (also championships [plural]) a competition to find which player, team etc is the best in a particular sport:
the women’s figure skating championships
Greece won the European Championship.

2. [countable] the position or period of being a champion Synonym : title:
Warwickshire are the current holders of the cricket championship.

3. [uncountable + of] written the act of championing something or someone

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

championship
noun
I. competition
ADJ. major | international, national, world | British, European, etc. | swimming, tennis, etc.
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP hold The championships are to be held in Rome.
compete in, take part in Over thirty children will compete in the swimming championships.
win She has won four major championships in the last five years.
lose
CHAMPIONSHIP + VERB take place
CHAMPIONSHIP + NOUN final, game, match, race | title, winner
PREP. at a/the ~ I saw him play at last year's tennis championship.
in a/the ~ the teams in the championship

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

championship
II. position/title of champion
VERB + CHAMPIONSHIP hold Who holds the championship at the moment?
take, win He's won the championship for the third time in a row.
lose | regain | retain She managed to retain the championship.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

championship

the world championship
29 nations competed in the world championship.
the national championship
the Canadian National Championship
the British/European etc championship
The team failed to qualify for the European Championship.
an international championship
It was the final game of the international championship.
a golf/swimming/tennis championship
the Women's Golf Championship
the League championship (=for a particular group of teams or players)
the Football League Championship
win/take the championship
He won three national championships at Oklahoma.
lose the championship
We lost the championship on the last day.
hold the championship
The championships are being held next Sunday at the San Jose Arena.
a championship takes place
The world indoor athletics championships took place in Canada.
a championship game/match
He was playing in his first championship game of the season.
a championship race
She was well ahead in the championship race.
a championship series (=a number of competitions)
the American League Championship series
the championship finals
His team lost in the European Championship Finals.
a championship title (=the position of being the champion in a sports competition)
He's trying to hold onto his world championship title.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize:
My sister entered a dance competition.
The winner of the competition will be announced in June.
contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner:
a beauty contest
a contest to find America’s strongest man
championship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area:
the European Athletics Championship
Brazil went on to win the world championship.
tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner:
a golf tournament
quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions:
a TV quiz show
round one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part:
Henman lost in the second round of the competition.
heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other:
She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.

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