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basketball in Malay

bola keranjang

UK/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl//ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/

basketball in Malay: bola keranjang. In English, basketball means a sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

Malay words for basketball

the sport
bola keranjang

English meaning of basketball

  1. noun A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  2. noun The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
  3. verb To play basketball.
  4. verb To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.

Full definition of basketball

basketball in a sentence

  • He pursued basketball as his career.

Synonyms of basketball

basketball in other languages

Questions about basketball in Malay

What is the meaning of basketball in Malay?
Basketball in Malay is bola keranjang.
Apakah maksud basketball dalam bahasa Melayu?
Basketball: bola keranjang.
What does basketball mean in English?
Basketball means a sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basketball (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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