"Oval" meaning in English

See Oval in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: en-au-Oval.ogg Forms: the Oval [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Oval}} the Oval
  1. (cricket) A cricket ground in South London. Categories (topical): Cricket Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Oval-en-name-Rb47MdIR Disambiguation of London: 66 34 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (US) Short for Oval Office. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Oval Office Derived forms: Ovalgate
    Sense id: en-Oval-en-name-T4k2EgU2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74

Alternative forms

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