Phrase guide

team sport

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sport played by two competing teams.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

All sports involving competing teams, collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a sport that involves competition between teams of players

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • baseball is a team sport by golf is not

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sport, athletics

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: spansport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Chinese Mandarin: 團隊運動 /团队运动 (tuánduì yùndòng) — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Czech: kolektivní sport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Danish: holdsport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Finnish: joukkueurheilu — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • French: sport d'équipe — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • French: sport collectif — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • German: Mannschaftssport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • German: Mannschaftsspiel — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Hungarian: csapatsport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Japanese: 団体競技 (dantaikyougi) — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Japanese: チームスポーツ (chīmu supōtsu) — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lagidrett — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lagidrett — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Polish: sport drużynowy — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Polish: sport zespołowy — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Spanish: deporte de equipo — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Swedish: lagsport — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
  • Swedish: lagidrott — sport competed between two teams each with two or more players