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defending champions

defending champions is the plural of defending champion.

Meaning of defending champion

Noun

defending champion (plural defending champions)

  1. (often, plural) individual or team who won the most recent edition of a tournament or competition and is participating in the current event to retain that title
    • Argentina, having won the previous tournament in 2022, were the defending champions during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Questions about defending champions

What is defending champions the plural of?
Defending champions is the plural of defending champion.

Words near defending champions in the dictionary

  1. defendest
  2. defendeth
  3. defendin'
  4. defending
  5. defending champion
  6. defending champions
  7. defending zone
  8. defending zones
  9. defendings
  10. defendism
  11. defendor

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