championship

noun

cham·​pi·​on·​ship ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 

1

: designation as champion

2

: the act of championing : defense

his championship of freedom of speech

3

: a contest held to determine a champion

Synonyms

• crown
• title

Examples of championship in a Sentence

The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years.

the Yankees have won the championship many times

Recent Examples on the Web

Flair and Rodriguez have 15 world championships between them, though Flair has 14 of them. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

The five-star prospect attended Chatsworth High School in L.A. and led his team to the final of the Division II championships. —Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

Cloud does that as well as any new player feeding into a championship roster. —Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 May 2025

Conley is now one step closer to completing his championship chase. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for championship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship
• generalship

Kids Definition

championship

noun

cham·​pi·​on·​ship ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship 

1

: the act of defending as a champion

2

: the position or title of champion

3

: a contest held to find a champion