"playing field" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: playing fields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} playing field (plural playing fields)
  1. A field on which a game, especially a ball game, is played. Synonyms: playfield, field of play Derived forms: level playing field Translations (field on which a game is played): դաշտ (dašt) (Armenian), խաղադաշտ (xaġadašt) (Armenian), camp de joc [masculine] (Catalan), hřiště [neuter] (Czech), pelikenttä (Finnish), campo de xogo [masculine] (Galician), leikvöllur [masculine] (Icelandic), papa tākaro (Maori), boisko [masculine] (Polish), campo de deportes [masculine] (Spanish), oyun sahası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-playing_field-en-noun-okVPrDwO Disambiguation of 'field on which a game is played': 85 15
  2. (figuratively) Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies. Tags: figuratively Translations (any place or context of competitive activity): pelikenttä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-playing_field-en-noun-M2gi2oxU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'any place or context of competitive activity': 5 95

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