American English pronunciation
How to pronounce tournament
IPA transcription: ['tʊɹnəmənt]
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Noun
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a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
Usage examples
- Sixteen participants are involved in a chess tournament.
- Smith first met his wife, Millie, at a charity tennis tournament in Detroit.
- The tournament was organized by the Women's Western Golf Association.
- The Sultan's Cup is an invitational tournament for teams of East Asia.
- A special qualifying tournament was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.
- Royal tournaments and feasts were also held at the castle.
- They finished fifth in that tournament after beating Kuwait in a play-off match.
- If possible, the game software of each machine is put into "tournament mode".
- Scheduled throughout the year are a number of golf tournaments and dinners.
- Flag football tournaments are held to boost competitive play.