Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - championship

(championships) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport. ...the world chess championship. N-COUNT: usu supp N 2. The championship refers to the title or status of being a sports champion. This season I expect us to retain the championship and win the European Cup. N-SING: the N