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Badminton

//ˈbæd.mɪn.tən// name, noun

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Proper Noun

1
A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).
2
A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales.

Noun

1
A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English. uncountable
"Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw."
2
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net wordnet
3
A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water. countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.

Etymology 2

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.

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