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What does basketball mean?

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Noun
  1. (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  2. (basketball, countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
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The contest itself was structured much like a basketball game, with coaches, four quarters and a halftime.
In 1974, the P.E. complex was built for basketball, swimming, racquetball, volleyball, tennis, and bowling.
In addition to the gym and sauna are all the old favourites squash, handball, racquetball, basketball, badminton and indoor soccer.
The complex, situated 300 yards from the beach, has a pool and organised basketball, football and water polo.
He was yanked into an all guy group of basketball jocks and football jocks.
As a professional basketball player, he achieved the highest accomplishment in the history of the sport.

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