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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rugby,[1] named after Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈraɡbɪ]
  • Audio (Czech Republic):(file)
  • Hyphenation: rag‧by

Noun

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ragby n (indeclinable)

  1. rugby [20th c.]
    • 2008, Aleš Sekot, Sociologické problémy sportu[1], Praha: Grada Publishing, →ISBN, page 117:
      Ragby bylo v Británii tradičně chápáno jako drsný sport dělnické třídy ze severu země.
      In Britain ragby was traditionally understood as a sport of the working class from the north of the country.

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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007), “ragby”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

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