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keirins

keirins is the plural of keirin.

Meaning of keirin

Noun

keirin (countable and uncountable, plural keirins)

  1. (cycle racing) A form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny.
    • The keirin is one of the few track cycling events not originating in the West, having been developed in Japan. […] Keirin is extrememly popular in Japan, in particular because of gambling on the races.2011, Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans, Historical Dictionary of Cycling, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 113

Questions about keirins

What is keirins the plural of?
Keirins is the plural of keirin.

Words near keirins in the dictionary

  1. Keiraville
  2. Keirencha
  3. keiretsu
  4. keiretsus
  5. keirin
  6. keirins
  7. Keirn
  8. Keirns
  9. keirospasm
  10. keirs
  11. Keirsey

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