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triathlon

/tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/US/tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/

triathlon noun: an athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.

Noun

triathlon (plural triathlons)

  1. An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
  2. (historical) A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
  3. Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.

triathlon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

triathlon in Hindi

ट्रायथलॉन, ट्राइथलॉन, ट्राईथलॉन

triathlon in Tamil

athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running
நெடுமுப்போட்டி neṭumuppōṭṭi

triathlon in Marathi

ट्रायथलॉन, ट्रायथ्लॉन, ट्रायथलन

triathlon in Urdu

ٹرائاتھلون, ٹرائیتھلون, ٹرائتھلون
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triathlon in Bengali
ট্রায়াথলন, ট্রায়াথলোন, ট্রায়াথ্লন
triathlon in Telugu
ట్రయథ్లాన్, ట్రయాథ్లాన్, ట్రైథ్లాన్
triathlon in Malayalam
ട്രയാത്ത്ലോൺ, ട്രയാഥ്ലോൺ, ട്രയാത്ത്ലൺ
triathlon in Kannada
ಟ್ರಯಾಥ್ಲಾನ್, ಟ್ರಯಥ್ಲಾನ್, ಟ್ರೈಯಾಥ್ಲಾನ್
triathlon in Punjabi
ਟ੍ਰਾਈਥਲਾਨ, ਟਰਾਈਥਲਾਨ, ਟ੍ਰਾਈਥਲੌਨ
triathlon in Gujarati
ટ્રાયથ્લોન, ટ્રાયથલોન, ટ્રાઇએથ્લોન
triathlon in Odia
ଟ୍ରାଯ଼ାଥ୍ଲନ୍, ଟ୍ରାଏଥ୍ଲନ୍, ଟ୍ରାଇଆଥ୍ଲନ୍
triathlon in Nepali
ट्रायथलोन, ट्रायथ्लन, ट्रायथ्लोन
triathlon in Thai
ไตรกีฬา tịr kīḷā
triathlon in Vietnamese
ba môn phối hợp

Forms of triathlon

pluraltriathlons

Plural of triathlon: triathlons

Origin of triathlon

From tri- + -athlon.

Words formed from triathlon

Questions about triathlon

What does triathlon mean?
Triathlon means an athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
What is triathlon in Hindi?
Triathlon in Hindi is ट्रायथलॉन, ट्राइथलॉन, ट्राईथलॉन. See Triathlon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is triathlon?
Triathlon is a noun.
How do you pronounce triathlon?
Triathlon is pronounced /tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of triathlon?
The plural of triathlon is triathlons.

Words near triathlon in the dictionary

  1. Triassic
  2. Triassic-Jurassic extinction event
  3. triathalon
  4. triathlete
  5. triathletes
  6. triathlon
  7. triathlons
  8. triatic
  9. triatic stay
  10. triatic stays
  11. triatics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: triathlon (page history and authors); triathlon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); triathlon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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