English Online Dictionary. What means championship? What does championship mean?
English
Etymology
From champion + -ship.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/
Noun
championship (countable and uncountable, plural championships)
- (sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
- The position of champion, or winner.
- Defense or support of some cause.
- His championship of civil rights eventually bore fruit.
Derived terms
Translations
Cebuano
Etymology
Compared to the preceding days, being the night before the burial, the night where most people show up in a wake.
Noun
championship
- (chiefly Cebu, slang, humorous) the night before the day of the burial (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Most wakes last up to nine days, equal to the number of novena days. They may last longer or briefer depending on the family's wishes or reasons.