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curva

curva noun: the bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.

curva: the bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most...
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Noun

curva (plural curvas)

  1. The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
    • The mutual influences (or 'interference') between fans in the curva and political extremism has several dimensions.1996, Vic Duke, Liz Crolley, Football, Nationality and the State, Taylor & Francis
    • Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.1997, Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Entering the field: new perspectives on world football, Berg Publishers

Proper noun capitalized: Curva

Curva

  1. A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Forms of curva

pluralcurvas

Origin of curva

Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”).

Questions about curva

What does curva mean?
Curva means the bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
What part of speech is curva?
Curva can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of curva?
The plural of curva is curvas.

Words near curva in the dictionary

  1. curupira
  2. curupiras
  3. Curupuri
  4. cururo
  5. cururos
  6. curva
  7. curvaceous
  8. curvaceously
  9. curvaceousness
  10. curvacin
  11. curvacious

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