badminton
/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/
badminton noun: a racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
Noun
badminton (countable and uncountable, plural badmintons)
- A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
- Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.2012 August 1, Peter Walker, Haroon Siddique, “Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2024
- Synonyms:
- badders
- A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
Proper noun capitalized: Badminton
Badminton
- A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).
- A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales.
badminton meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
badminton in Hindi
- a racquet sport
- चिड़ी छ्क्का ciṛī chkkā
badminton in Tamil
- இறகுப் பந்தாட்டம், இறக்கைப் பந்தாட்டம், மென்பந்தாட்டம்
badminton in Marathi
- बॅडमिंटन
badminton in Urdu
- بیڈمنٹن, بیڈمینٹن
More languagesFewer languages
- badminton in Bengali
- ব্যাডমিন্টন, ব্যাডমিন্টনের
- badminton in Telugu
- బ్యాడ్మింటన్, బాడ్మిన్టన్
- badminton in Malayalam
- ബാഡ്മിന്റൺ, ബാഡ്മിൻ്റൺ
- badminton in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಡ್ಮಿಂಟನ್
- badminton in Punjabi
- ਚਿੜੀ-ਛਿੱਕਾ ciṛī-chikkā
- badminton in Gujarati
- બેડમિન્ટન
- badminton in Odia
- ବ୍ଯ଼ାଡମିଣ୍ଟନ, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଡମିଣ୍ଟନ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଡ୍ମିଣ୍ଟନ୍
- badminton in Nepali
- ब्याडमिन्टन, ब्याडमिण्टन
- badminton in Tagalog
- badminton
- badminton in Arabic
- بَدْمِينْتُون badmintūn, تِنِس اَلرِّيشَة tenis ar-rīša
- badminton in Malay
- badminton
- badminton in Indonesian
- bulu tangkis
- badminton in Persian
- بدمینتون badminton
- badminton in Thai
- แบดมินตัน bɛ̀t-min-dtân
- badminton in Vietnamese
- cầu lông
Synonyms of badminton
Forms of badminton
| plural | badmintons |
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Origin of badminton
Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.
The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.
Words formed from badminton
- Badminton House
- Badminton horse trials
- badminton ball
- badminton court
- badmintonist
- badminton player
- badminton racket
- badminton racquet
- para-badminton
Phrases with badminton
Questions about badminton
- What does badminton mean?
- Badminton means a racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
- What is badminton in Hindi?
- Badminton in Hindi is चिड़ी छ्क्का (ciṛī chkkā). See Badminton meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is badminton?
- Badminton can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce badminton?
- Badminton is pronounced /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/.
- What is the plural of badminton?
- The plural of badminton is badmintons.
Words near badminton in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: badminton (page history and authors); Badminton (page history and authors); badminton (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badminton (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); badminton (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); badminton (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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