A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until just one person or team is left.
More Synonyms of tournament
tournament in British English
(ˈtʊənəmənt, ˈtɔː-, ˈtɜː-)
noun
1.
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
2.
a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants
an archery tournament
3. medieval history
a.
(originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
b.
(later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises
Word origin
C13: from Old French torneiement, from torneier to fight on horseback, literally: to turn, from the constant wheeling round of thecombatants; see tourney
tournament in American English
(ˈtʊrnəmənt; ˈtɜrnəmənt)
noun
1.
in the Middle Ages,
a.
a contest or exercise in which two parties of mounted knights in the field together tried to unseat each other as with blunted lances
b.
a series of such tournaments, jousts, etc. presented as an entertainment
2.
a series of contests in some sport or game, as basketball or chess, in which a number of people or teams take part, trying to win the championship
Word origin
ME tournement < OFr torneiement < torneier: see tourney
Examples of 'tournament' in a sentence
tournament
Brazil went on to win the tournament in a well-known final where they hammered Italy 4--1.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2004)
`A lot of overhead activity -- must be a golf tournament on at Wentworth.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2004)
Then he said, `Sar Valashu Elahad --- I met your father at the tournament in Nar.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2004)
In other languages
tournament
British English: tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt; ˈtɔː-; ˈtɜː-/ NOUN
A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches until just one person or team is left.
...the biggest golf tournament in the world.
American English: tournament
Arabic: مُبَارَاة
Brazilian Portuguese: torneio
Chinese: 锦标赛
Croatian: turnir
Czech: turnaj
Danish: turnering
Dutch: toernooi
European Spanish: torneo
Finnish: turnaus
French: tournoi
German: Turnier
Greek: τουρνουά
Italian: torneo
Japanese: トーナメント
Korean: 토너먼트
Norwegian: turnering
Polish: turniej
European Portuguese: torneio
Romanian: competiție sportivă
Russian: соревнование
Latin American Spanish: torneo
Swedish: turnering
Thai: การแข่งขัน
Turkish: turnuva
Ukrainian: турнір
Vietnamese: vòng đấu loại
Chinese translation of 'tournament'
tournament
(ˈtuənəmənt)
n(c)
锦(錦)标(標)赛(賽) (jǐnbiāosài) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
Here is a player capable of winning a world tournament.
Synonyms
competition
He will be banned from international competitions for four years.
meeting
match
He was watching a football match.
event
major sporting events
series
contest
Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
2 (noun)
Definition
a contest in which mounted knights fought for a prize
a medieval tournament with displays of archery, armour and combat
Synonyms
joust
an annual reconstruction of medieval jousts and banquets
the lists
tourney
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contest
Definition
a game or match in which people or teams compete
Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
Synonyms
competition,
game,
match,
trial,
tournament,
head-to-head
in the sense of event
Definition
any one contest in a sporting programme
major sporting events
Synonyms
competition,
game,
tournament,
contest,
bout
in the sense of match
Definition
a formal game or sports event in which people or teams compete