"expansion team" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: expansion teams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} expansion team (plural expansion teams)
  1. (sports, chiefly Canada, US) A new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team. Wikipedia link: expansion team Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: expansion club Translations (Translations): beniaminek [masculine] (Polish)

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