basketball
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The meaning (definition) of the word basketball
a sport where you bounce a big ball and toss it through a tall hoop
The word basketball used in a sentence
“My sister plays basketball at school every Friday.”
How the word basketball is said around the world
| French | basket-ball (bahs-KET-bawl) |
| Spanish | baloncesto (bah-lohn-THAYS-toh) |
| Mandarin | 篮球 (lahn chyoh) |
| Hindi | बास्केटबाल (BAHS-kayt-bahl) |
| Arabic | كرة السلة (KOO-rah ahs-SAHL-lah) |
| Russian | баскетбол (bus-kyeed-BOHL) |
| Portuguese (EU) | basquetebol (buhsh-ki-ti-BAWL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | basquetebol (bahs-kay-tay-BAWL) |
| Japanese | バスケットボール (bahsukayttohbohru) |
| German | Basketball (BAHS-ket-bahl) |
| Urdu | باسکٹ بال (BAHS-kit bahl) |
| Punjabi | ਬਾਸਕਟਬਾਲ (bah-suh-kuh-tuh-BAHL) |
| Korean | 농구 (NOHNG-goo) |
| Hebrew | כַּדוּרסַל (kah-DOOR-sahl) |
| Greek | καλαθοσφαίρα (kah-lah-thohs-FAY-rah) |
| Dutch | basketbal (BAHS-ket-bahl) |
| Tagalog | basketbol (bahs-KET-bohl) |
| Vietnamese | bóng rổ (BAW-urng zoh) |
| Turkish | basketbol (bahs-ket-BAWL) |
| Persian | بسکتبال (bahs-KAYT-bahl) |
| Polish | koszykówka (kaw-shi-KOOF-kah) |
| Ukrainian | баскетбол (bahs-KED-bohl) |
| Bengali | বাস্কেটবল (BAHSH-kay-taw-bawl) |
| Swedish | basketboll (BAHS-khuht-bawl) |
| Italian | pallacanestro (pahl-lah-kah-NEST-roh) |
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