Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔʃarka]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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кошарка (košarkaf

  1. basketball

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • кошарка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From кошара ("basket"), as a direct calque of the word "basketball". Likely 1940s in origin, as earlier news publications use the transcribed term "basketbal" (c.f. German Basketball), sometimes hyphenated, instead.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kǒʃaːrka/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧шар‧ка

Noun

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ко̀ша̄рка f (Latin spelling kòšārka)

  1. (sports) basketball

Usage notes

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The term "basket", similarly to many other European languages, is an informal nickname for basketball, particularly 3-on-3 streetball games. The official FIBA 3X3 game is often referred to as "basket" by local media, due to its' association with streetball.

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Synonyms

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  1. (dated) баскетбал
  2. (informal) баскет

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