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board game

board game noun: any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.

board game: any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or...
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Noun

board game (plural board games)

  1. Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.

board game meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Thai

board game in Tamil

அட்டை விளையாட்டு, பலகை விளையாட்டு, அட்டையாட்டம், பலகையாட்டம்

board game in Urdu

board game; chess, draughts, checkers
نرد nard

board game in Arabic

game played on a board
لُعْبَة لَوْحِيَّة, لُعْبَة طَاوِلَة

board game in Thai

game played on a board
เกมกระดาน geem-grà-daan

Forms of board game

pluralboard games
alternative formboardgame
alternative form (dated)board-game

Origin of board game

From board + game. First attested in 1844.

Words formed from board game

Questions about board game

What does board game mean?
Board game means any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.
What is board game in Tamil?
Board game in Tamil is அட்டை விளையாட்டு, பலகை விளையாட்டு, அட்டையாட்டம். See Board game meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is board game?
Board game is a noun.
What is the plural of board game?
The plural of board game is board games.

Words near board game in the dictionary

  1. board climbing
  2. board feet
  3. board finger
  4. board fingers
  5. board foot
  6. board game
  7. board gamer
  8. board gamers
  9. board games
  10. board gaming
  11. board lot

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: board game (page history and authors); board game (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نرد (Urdu) (page history and authors). 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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