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international football

international football noun: the combination of Canadian football and American football. Also the ellipsis of international rules football.

Noun

international football (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) The combination of Canadian football and American football.
  2. (Canada, US) Soccer.
    Synonyms:
    football, association football, soccer football, world football
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see international, football.
    • The ruler of Pakistan had a strong belief that he is in a strong enough position with the US […] to […] convert Kashmir into an international football to be kicked once again by the world's major players so that they may help Pakistan score a goal.2010, Raj Kumar Singh, Relations of NDA and UPA with Neighbours, page 118

Also used as

international football is also the ellipsis of international rules football.

Synonyms of international football

Questions about international football

What does international football mean?
International football means the combination of Canadian football and American football.
What part of speech is international football?
International football is a noun.

Words near international football in the dictionary

  1. International Falls
  2. international feet
  3. international Fisher effect
  4. international Fisher effects
  5. international foot
  6. international football
  7. international grandmaster
  8. international grandmasters
  9. international humanitarian law
  10. International Klein Blue
  11. international language

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