"racecourse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-racecourse.wav [UK] Forms: racecourses [plural]
Etymology: race + course Etymology templates: {{compound|en|race|course}} race + course Head templates: {{en-noun}} racecourse (plural racecourses)
  1. A course over which races are run. Translations (a course over which races are run): писта (pista) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 跑道 (pǎodào) (Chinese Mandarin), kurejo (Esperanto), champ de courses [masculine] (French), piste [feminine] (French), Rennstrecke [feminine] (German), στάδιο δρόμου (stádio drómou) [neuter] (Greek), curriculum [neuter] (Latin), papa purei (Maori), бегова́я доро́жка (begovája doróžka) [feminine] (Russian), трек (trɛk) [masculine] (Russian), pist (Turkish), yarışlık (Turkish), yarış pisti (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-racecourse-en-noun-wndkdmc3 Disambiguation of 'a course over which races are run': 88 12
  2. (British, Australia) A racetrack where horse races are run. Tags: Australia, British Categories (topical): Sports areas Categories (lifeform): Horse racing Translations ((UK) a racetrack where horse races are run): хиподрум (hipodrum) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hipòdrom [masculine] (Catalan), 跑馬場 (Chinese Mandarin), 跑马场 (pǎomǎchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), væddeløbsbane (Danish), kurejo (Esperanto), hippodrome [masculine] (French), hipódromo [masculine] (Galician), Rennbahn [feminine] (German), Pferderennbahn [feminine] (German), ιπποδρόμιο (ippodrómio) [neuter] (Greek), lóversenypálya (Hungarian), 競馬場 (keibajō) (alt: けいばじょう) (Japanese), papa purei hōiho (Maori), galoppbane [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), galoppbane [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), скаково́й круг (skakovój krug) [masculine] (Russian), ипподро́м (ippodróm) [masculine] (Russian), kapplöpningsbana (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-racecourse-en-noun-ujWnk7UP Disambiguation of Sports areas: 7 93 Disambiguation of Horse racing: 7 93 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of '(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run': 16 84

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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "galoppbane"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "galoppbane"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skakovój krug",
      "sense": "(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скаково́й круг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ippodróm",
      "sense": "(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ипподро́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "(UK) a racetrack where horse races are run",
      "word": "kapplöpningsbana"
    }
  ],
  "word": "racecourse"
}

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