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SPORTS MEETING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Synonyms:
meet; sports meeting
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sports meeting" is a kind of...):
athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)
Meronyms (parts of "sports meeting"):
track and field (participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sports meeting"):
gymkhana (a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes)
race meeting (a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track)
regatta (a meeting for boat races)
swim meet; swimming meet (a swimming competition between two or more teams)
track meet (a track and field competition between two or more teams)