Phrase guide

battle royale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of battle royal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A video game genre centered around survival, exploration and scavenging, with last-man-standing gameplay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The video game usage derives from the 2000 film Battle Royale, which has a similar premise to the video game genre.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 大逃殺 /大逃杀 (dàtáoshā) — video game genre
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吃雞 /吃鸡 (chījī) — video game genre
  • Japanese: バトルロイヤル (batoru roiyaru) — video game genre
  • Korean: 배틀 로열 (baeteul royeol) — video game genre
  • Korean: 배틀 로얄 — video game genre
  • Russian: королевская битва (korol'évskaja bítva) — video game genre
  • Russian: баттл-роял (battl-rojál) — video game genre
  • Russian: баттл-рояль (battl-rojál') — video game genre