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masculine

/ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃/

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Translation

champion, winner

Word origin

From Old French champion, from Late Latin campio ('fighter in the arena'), from Latin campus ('field, battlefield'). English 'champion' was borrowed from the same Old French word.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
campio
English cognates
champion, camp, campus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchampions

Examples

- .

He became world champion at twenty-two.

.

Our team beat the reigning champions.

championne entraîneur.

The champion thanked her coach.

olympiques.

This small village has produced three Olympic champions.

!

You really are the champion of excuses!

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This word is part of lesson 32.