"XI" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-XI.ogg [Australia] Forms: XIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} XI (plural XIs)
  1. (soccer) A football (soccer) team of eleven players. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-XI-en-noun-wCEI1UWG Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (cricket) A cricket team of eleven players. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-XI-en-noun-q5q5dDq~ Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for XI meaning in English (1.9kB)

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