world cup

English - Turkish

Definition of world cup in English Turkish dictionary

dünya kupası

2010 Dünya Kupası'nı Hollanda kazandı. - The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.

İspanya, 2010 FIFA Dünya Kupası'nın galibidir. - Spain is the winner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup glory

Dünya Kupası zaferi

English - English

Definition of world cup in English English dictionary: Alternative capitalization of world cup; An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion; The trophy awarded to the winner of such an event; Major international football (soccer) competition. The tournament brings together 32 qualifying national teams from around the world, culminating in a match between the two top teams. It has been held every fourth year since 1930 (except during World War II). Followed and watched by billions of people worldwide, it has by far the greatest audience of any single sporting event in the world. Several competitions in other sports also use the name "world cup; a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion; competition for the world championship (in sports)
world cup preliminaries: games which determine which countries will qualify to play soccer in the world cup
World Cups: plural form of World Cup

world cup

Turkish pronunciation

wırld kʌp

Pronunciation

/ˈwərld ˈkəp/ /ˈwɜrld ˈkʌp/

Etymology

[ 'w&r(-&)ld ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age ; akin to Old English wer man, eald old; more at VIRILE, OLD.