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Australian rules football

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A variety of football devised in Australia, played on an oval field with an oval ball that players try to kick between the goalposts or between a central and outer post.

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳洲式足球 (Àozhōu-shì zúqiú) — Australian rules football
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳式足球 (Ào-shì zúqiú) — Australian rules football
  • Czech: australský fotbal — Australian rules football
  • Danish: australsk fodbold — Australian rules football
  • Esperanto: Aŭstralia piedpilko — Australian rules football
  • Finnish: australialainen jalkapallo — Australian rules football
  • Finnish: aussifutis — Australian rules football
  • French: football australien — Australian rules football
  • Georgian: ავსტრალიური ფეხბურთი (avsṭraliuri pexburti) — Australian rules football
  • Georgian: ავსტრალიის ფეხბურთი (avsṭraliis pexburti) — Australian rules football
  • Georgian: ავსტრალიური წესების ფეხბურთი (avsṭraliuri c̣esebis pexburti) — Australian rules football
  • German: Australian Football — Australian rules football
  • Hungarian: ausztrál futball — Australian rules football
  • Italian: football australiano — Australian rules football
  • Italian: calcio australiano — Australian rules football
  • Japanese: オージーフットボール (Ōjīfuttobōru) — Australian rules football
  • Marshallese: būtbo̧o̧ļ in Aujtōrōlia — Australian rules football
  • Polish: futbol australijski — Australian rules football
  • Russian: австрали́йский футбо́л (avstralíjskij futból) — Australian rules football
  • Swedish: australisk fotboll — Australian rules football
  • Thai: กฎกติกาฟุตบอลออสเตรเลีย — Australian rules football