Badminton

UK: /ˈbædmɪntən/ US: /ˈbædmɪntən/ ,(bad′min tn)

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Badminton / ˈbædmɪntən/ noun

1. a village in SW England, in South Gloucestershire unitary authority, Gloucestershire: site of Badminton House, seat of the Duke of Beaufort; annual horse trials

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bad•min•ton /ˈbædmɪntən/   n. [uncountable]

1. Sport a game played on a rectangular court by players with light rackets used to hit a shuttlecock over a high net.

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bad•min•ton  (bad′min tn), n. 

1. Sport a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half. See illus. under racket. 

• named after Badminton, the country seat of the duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England 1835–45

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badminton / ˈbædmɪntən/ noun

1. a game played with rackets and a shuttlecock, which is hit back and forth across a high net
2. Also called: badminton cup a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar

Etymology: 19th Century: named after Badminton House, where the game was first played