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Relegation
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German
Pronunciation
de /ʁeleɡaˈtsjoːn/ [ˌʁeː.le.ɡaˈt͡sjoːn] [ˌʁɛ-] [-lə-]
de De-Relegation.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de sports a play-off between teams from different leagues deciding about promotion and relegation
de Der Dritte der 2. Bundesliga spielt in der Relegation gegen den 16. der 1. Bundesliga. Place 3 of the 2nd Bundesliga plays a play-off for promotion against place 16 of the 1st Bundesliga.
Usage notes
The word is a false friend of en relegation, the German word for which is de Abstieg.
Declension
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