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local derby

local derby noun: a sports match between local rival teams.

Noun

local derby (plural local derbies)

  1. A sports match between local rival teams.
    • Peterbough United have been playing at Lincoln, in something of a local derby. EMR has put on a six-car Class 158 as an additional train, to take 'Posh' fans home (Posh is the team's nickname, by the way).2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 58
    Synonyms:
    derby

local derby meaning in Indonesian, Persian and Thai

local derby in Indonesian

a sports match between local rival teams
tarkam, derbi

local derby in Persian

a sports match between local rival teams
دربی derbi, شهرآورد šahr-âvard

local derby in Thai

a sports match between local rival teams
ดาร์บี้

Synonyms of local derby

Forms of local derby

plurallocal derbies

Questions about local derby

What does local derby mean?
Local derby means a sports match between local rival teams.
What is local derby in Indonesian?
Local derby in Indonesian is tarkam, derbi. See Local derby meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is local derby?
Local derby is a noun.
What is the plural of local derby?
The plural of local derby is local derbies.

Words near local derby in the dictionary

  1. local classes
  2. local color
  3. local colour
  4. local council
  5. local derbies
  6. local derby
  7. local exchange carrier
  8. local exchange carriers
  9. Local Fluff
  10. Local Galaxy
  11. local gigantism

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