tournament
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tournament
- /ˈtʊənəmənt/ UK
- /ˈtɔːnəmənt/ UK
- /ˈtʊɹnəmənt/ US
- /ˈtɝnəmənt/ US
- /ˈtɔɹnəmənt/ US
Where it comes from
From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.
noun tournaments
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During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
Similar: tourney
- A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual. England secured their place at Euro 2012 with a scrambled draw in Montenegro - but Wayne Rooney was sent off and will miss the start of the tournament.
- A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.
Similar: tourney
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tourney, battle, marathon, race, derby, cycle, competition, conqueror, champion, winner, open, game, invitational, contest, starring, round
noun
Similar: tourney
Translations
Every language
noun (historical) series of battles
| Español | torneo, justa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 馬上槍試合 bajō yari jiai |
| 中文 | 騎士比武 /骑士比武 qíshì bǐwǔ |
| Français | tournoi |
| Deutsch | Turnier |
| Italiano | torneo, giostra |
| Ελληνικά | τουρνουά tournouá |
| Română | turnir |
| Русский | турни́р turnír |
noun series of games
| Español | torneo, campeonato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경기대회 gyeonggidaehoe, 토너먼트 toneomeonteu |
| 日本語 | トーナメント tōnamento, 大会 taikai |
| 中文 | 錦標賽 /锦标赛 jǐnbiāosài |
| Português | torneio |
| Français | tournoi |
| Deutsch | Turnier |
| Italiano | torneo, gara |
| Ελληνικά | πρωτάθλημα protáthlima |
| Русский | турни́р turnír, состяза́ние sostjazánije |
| עברית | טוּרְנִיר turnír |
Talk about this word "tournament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tournament. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tournament. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tournament "tournament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tournament.Cite this
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title = {tournament},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tournament},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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