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The Premier League of English association football.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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name
Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
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noun
The office of a premier or prime minister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Qualifier: sporting
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noun
the office of premier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
History
Etymology tree English premier Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English premiership From premier + -ship.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
