A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
...the world chess championship.
2. singular noun
The championship refers to the title or status of being a sports champion.
He went on to take the championship.
This season I expect us to retain the championship and win the European Cup.
championship in British English
(ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp)
noun
1. (sometimes plural)
any of various contests held to determine a champion
2.
the title or status of being a champion
3.
support for or defence of a cause, person, etc
championship in American English
(ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp)
noun
1.
the act of championing; advocacy or defense
2.
the position or title of a champion
Examples of 'championship' in a sentence
championship
No smaller team has contested a major championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If this continues all summer it may seriously affect their chances of retaining the championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The heavyweight championship of the world was the richest prize in sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are many competitions and championships to choose from.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The door is still open to the world heavyweight championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She still needs to secure her selection for the world championships in Berlin next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We have players from the Championship for crying out loud.
The Sun (2016)
Do we field a weakened team in the Championship?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Who are athletes running for when they compete at the sport 's leading championships?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The third made him a national hero: he died fighting valiantly to win a world championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the meantime, there is a world championship to be won or lost.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was their contest, a championship within a championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Age, nickname and number of seasons in county championship?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He is not a player for the Championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He will be eager to add to the 43 wickets he has taken in nine championship matches this season.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Despite some great performances and really good competition at the championships, the sport is still making headlines for the wrong reasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The team who wins the championship is the team with most clean sheets, not the one that scores the most goals.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We had the best defence in the Championship over 46 games.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It clashes with their precious World Snooker championships.
The Sun (2009)
He will use it to win the European Championship.
The Sun (2014)
All this against a club who had boasted the second-best defence in the Championship.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
So his only moment in the sun comes while wearing a Britain vest at world and European championships.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I cannot wait to come back for the World Championships and try to get the world record.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The manner in which they mastered conditions bodes well for their hopes of retaining the Championship for the first time in the club's history.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
championship
British English: championship /ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp/ NOUN
A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
...the world chess championship.
American English: championship
Arabic: بُطُولَة
Brazilian Portuguese: campeonato
Chinese: 锦标赛
Croatian: prvenstvo
Czech: mistrovství
Danish: mesterskab
Dutch: kampioenschap
European Spanish: campeonato
Finnish: mestaruus
French: championnat
German: Meisterschaft
Greek: πρωτάθλημα
Italian: campionato
Japanese: 選手権
Korean: 선수권
Norwegian: mesterskap
Polish: mistrzostwo
European Portuguese: campeonato
Romanian: campionat
Russian: чемпионат
Latin American Spanish: campeonato
Swedish: mästerskap
Thai: ตำแหน่งชนะเลิศ
Turkish: şampiyona
Ukrainian: чемпіонат
Vietnamese: cuộc thi giành chức vô địch
All related terms of 'championship'
championship medal
A medal is a small metal disc which is given as an award for bravery or as a prize in a sporting event.
championship point
a point that would decide the winner of a match that would decide the championship
championship race
A race is a competition to see who is the fastest , for example in running , swimming , or driving.
pairs championship
an event in a sport such as tennis or darts open to pairs of competitors
world championship
an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world
championship course
In sport, a course is an area of land where races are held or golf is played, or the land over which a race takes place.
league championship
the competition to become league champions
skating championship
a competition for ice-skating
Six Nations Championship
the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland , Italy , Scotland, and Wales . Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship
Tri-Nations Championship
(from 1996 to 2011) an annual tournament in which national sides representing Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa competed ; in 2012 Argentina entered and the competition became the Rugby Championship
Five Nations Championship
a former annual competition involving the national sides of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales ; replaced by the Six Nations Championship in 2000