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FIBA
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fiba FibA
Translingual
Etymology
mul fr FIBA.
Pronunciation
en [ˈfibə] US
Proper noun
mul basketball The Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Also known in English as International Basketball Federation. Originally known as "Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur" (international federation of amateur basketball); from its mul fr - name, hence the initialism.
en mul Matias Grez NBA and FIBA in talks with European soccer teams over new basketball league w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/sport/nba-fiba-new-european-basketball-league-spt/index.html 2025-03-27 “The NBA and FIBA are uniquely positioned to build on the rich tradition of European basketball. We look forward to collaborating with FIBA to explore the creation of a new league for fans across the continent,” Silver added. https://web.archive.org/web/20250529163144/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/sport/nba-fiba-new-european-basketball-league-spt/index.html 29 May 2025
Further reading
en Fédération Internationale de Basketball
See also
mul NBA WNBA ULEB
Further reading
en FIBA
English
Etymology
en :bor fr:FIBA + 1
Pronunciation
en [ˈfibə] US
Proper noun
en basketball The International Basketball Federation.
en Matias Grez NBA and FIBA in talks with European soccer teams over new basketball league w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/sport/nba-fiba-new-european-basketball-league-spt/index.html 2025-03-27 “The NBA and FIBA are uniquely positioned to build on the rich tradition of European basketball. We look forward to collaborating with FIBA to explore the creation of a new league for fans across the continent,” Silver added. https://web.archive.org/web/20250529163144/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/sport/nba-fiba-new-european-basketball-league-spt/index.html 29 May 2025
French
Etymology
Abbreviations
Proper noun
fr basketball mul FIBA Fédération Internationale de Basketball: fr fédération internationale de basketball amateur, its former spelled-out name
Noun
f
fr medicine fr FibA
Further reading
fr Fédération Internationale de Basketball
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor fr:FIBA + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es basketball es Federación Internacional de Baloncesto; en FIBA.
es Abel Alvarado España vence a Argentina en la final de la Copa Mundial de Baloncesto de la FIBA w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/09/15/espana-argentina-campeon-mundial-baloncesto-fiba-china 2019-09-15 La selección española superó 95 a 75 al equipo argentino en la final de la Copa Mundial de Baloncesto de la Federación Internacional de Baloncesto (FIBA), que se llevó a cabo este domingo en Beijing, China. Es la segunda vez que la selección española gana este torneo. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715025437/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/09/15/espana-argentina-campeon-mundial-baloncesto-fiba-china/ 15 July 2024
es Darío Klein Consignas racistas en el básquetbol desatan debate en Uruguay w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2024/06/20/consignas-racistas-basquetbol-debate-uruguay-orix 2024-06-20 El base uruguayo Jayson Granger durante el partido de clasificación para las Américas de la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA 2023 contra Puerto Rico en el Antel Arena de Montevideo, el 29 de agosto de 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20250725064850/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2024/06/20/consignas-racistas-basquetbol-debate-uruguay-orix/ 25 July 2025