KORFBALL


Meaning of KORFBALL in English

/ ˈkɔːfbɔːl; NAmE ˈkɔːrf-/ noun

[ U ] a game similar to basketball , played by two teams of eight players, four men and four women

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Dutch korfbal , from korf basket + bal ball.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.