Phrase guide

bronze medal

noun · 3 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.

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  • General-American: /ˈbɹɑnz ˈmɛɾəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A medal made of, or having the color of, bronze, given as a prize for finishing in third place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Finishing in third position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trophy, prize

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 銅牌 /铜牌 — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銅牌 /铜牌 (tóngpái) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Danish: bronzemedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Estonian: pronksmedal — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Finnish: pronssimitali — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • French: médaille de bronze — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • German: Bronzemedaille — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Greek: χάλκινο μετάλλιο (chálkino metállio) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Hungarian: bronzérem — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Indonesian: medali perunggu — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Irish: bonn cré-umha — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Italian: medaglia di bronzo — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Japanese: 銅メダル (dō-medaru) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Korean: 동메달 (dongmedal) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Malay: pingat gangsa — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Malayalam: വെങ്കലപതക്കം (veṅkalapatakkaṁ) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bronse — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bronsemedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bronse — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bronsemedalje — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Polish: brązowy medal — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Portuguese: medalha de bronze — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Romanian: medalie de bronz — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Russian: бро́нзовая меда́ль (brónzovaja medálʹ) — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Spanish: medalla de bronce — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Spanish: medalla broncínea — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Swedish: bronsmedalj — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze
  • Turkish: bronz madalya — medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze