Referee in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈʁɛfəʁi/, /ʁefəˈʁiː/ Audio: De-Referee.ogg

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Etymology: Borrowed from English referee. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|referee}} Borrowed from English referee Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s,s}} Referee m (strong, genitive Referees, plural Referees) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,s}} Forms: Referees [genitive], Referees [plural], strong [table-tags], Referee [nominative, singular], Referees [definite, nominative, plural], Referees [genitive, singular], Referees [definite, genitive, plural], Referee [dative, singular], Referees [dative, definite, plural], Referee [accusative, singular], Referees [accusative, definite, plural]

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"Referee" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [German]

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