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ekiden

ekiden noun: a Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.

Noun

ekiden

  1. A Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.
    • Kenyan runners were highly sought after to anchor teams that competed in the Japanese distance relay, known as ekiden, in which 10 runners often combine to cover more than 200 kilometers.2009 April 25, Joshua Robinson, “Olympic Champion Leads New Wave of Marathoners”, in New York Times

Origin of ekiden

Borrowed from Japanese 駅伝.

Questions about ekiden

What does ekiden mean?
Ekiden means a Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.
What part of speech is ekiden?
Ekiden is a noun.

Words near ekiden in the dictionary

  1. ekhas
  2. Ekholm
  3. Ekholms
  4. eki
  5. ekiben
  6. ekiden
  7. ekimmu
  8. eking
  9. eking out
  10. ekings
  11. Ekins

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