Rugby

See also: rugby

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (village, town), from Old Norse býr (town, settlement)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally rook-fort, Rookbury).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rugby

  1. A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.
  2. A local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
    3. A city, the county seat of Pierce County, North Dakota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County and Scott County, Tennessee.
    5. An unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia.
  4. A village in Hilltops council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English rugby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁakbi/, /ˈɹakbi/
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Noun

Rugby n (strong, genitive Rugbys, no plural)

  1. rugby, rugby football

Declension

Further reading

  • Rugby” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀɑɡbiː/

Noun

Rugby m (uncountable)

  1. rugby
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