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3x3 basketball
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3X3 basketball
English
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Etymology
From en 3 three X cross, by, against 3 basketball.
From being a form of en basketball with three players facing three players on the two sides.
Noun
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en sports A coach-less (no in-game coaching) form of en basketball, with 2 opposing sides of 3 on-court players at a time on a side, on a court with a single basket, half the size of a regular basketball court, where defenders and attackers switch during play.
Synonyms
en 3x3 3X3 3X3 basketball 3-a-side basketball three-a-side basketball 3-on-3 basketball three-on-three basketball basketball 3s basketball 3's basketball threes
Hypernyms
en basketball
Coordinate terms
en 1-on-1 basketball 5-a-side basketball
Translations
a basketball game with 3 players per side
Finnish: fi 3x3-koripallo
French: fr basketball 3 contre 3, fr basketball 3x3
Japanese: ja 3x3 surī-ekkusu-surī
Korean: ko 3x3 농구 samdaesam nonggu