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Universiade

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

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noun

Meaning 1

an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

university + olympiad

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界大學生運動會 /世界大学生运动会 (shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì) — a sport event
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大運會 /大运会 (Dàyùnhuì) — a sport event
  • Finnish: universiadit — a sport event
  • French: Universiade — a sport event
  • German: Universiade — a sport event
  • Italian: universiade — a sport event
  • Japanese: ユニバーシアード (Yunibāshiādo) — a sport event
  • Korean: 유니버시아드 (Yunibeosiadeu) — a sport event
  • Polish: uniwersjada — a sport event
  • Russian: Универсиа́да (Universiáda) — a sport event
  • Spanish: Universiadas — a sport event
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