noun
championship
CHAM-pee-uhn-shihp
noun
1
A competition held to decide who is the best, or the final round of such a competition.
"The two finalists will meet again in next month's championship."
2
The title or status of being champion.
"He held the championship for nearly five years before losing it."
How to Use Championship
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA contest that decides who is the overall winner, or the title given to that winner.
Common pairings
win the championship
championship title
championship game
Word Forms
championships plural
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Etymology
From champion + the suffix -ship (denoting a state, status, or office).