| 单词 | commonwealth games |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCommonwealth Games Commonwealth Games n. a sporting and athletic competition held every four years between the member nations of the Commonwealth (sense 6), hosted by a city in one of the nations.The first such games were held in 1930. Originally called The (British) Empire Games, the event was renamed the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, the British Commonwealth Games in 1970, and the Commonwealth Games in 1978.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > series of, as public spectacle gamea1387 sports1535 Olympic Games1636 gymkhana1861 meet1893 sportfest1919 summer games1928 sportsfest1953 Commonwealth Games1954 motorkhana1954 1954 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 30 Jan. (Home ed.) 5/1 (headline) New stadium for Commonwealth Games. 1978 Guardian 15 Aug. 18/8 The Leicester manager is trying to tempt Joe Awome, Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medallist to sign as a professional. 1986 Boys' Life Dec. 79/2 Athletes from around the world competed in Edinburgh, Scotland, last summer in the 13th Commonwealth Games. 2005 K. Holmes Black, White & Gold xiv. 163 Fortunately the Commonwealth Games were late that year and not held until mid-September. < as lemmas |
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