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IPL

IPL

1 4.1
A professional cricket competition held every year in India with city teams
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : IPL
  • Ishan and Shoaib entered the ballroom of Hotel Oberoi, now transformed into a nightclub, for the inauguration party of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012.

Examples

  • This time around, in its 5th edition, the launch of IPL was a very grand affair.

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  • IPL, since its inception in 2008, has caught the fancy of many across India.

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  • Bandung has also been decided as the venue for the IPL Playoffs, with games kicking off on 26 November.

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  • In fact, just the other night we had a call with the Royal Challengers of Bangalore in the IPL, Indian Premier League, cricket.

  • Every year, cricket fans eagerly await the start of the IPL, a professional league that showcases thrilling matches between teams from various cities.

  • The IPL features some of the best players in cricket, making it one of the most popular tournaments in India.

  • With millions of viewers tuning in, the IPL has transformed the landscape of sports entertainment in India.

Synonyms

league
vsIPL
567 2.4

A group of teams that play each other in a competition

is a specific professional Twenty20 competition held annually in India

How Large

IPL
  • UK
1 4.1
regional
29 3.3

Surface Forms

IPL singular
IPLs plural

Morphology

IPL = Indian + Premier + League (opaque) = I + P + L

A proper-name initialism (Indian Premier League); the letters do not convey the meaning unless the expansion is known.

Etymology

IPL stands for Indian Premier League, with Indian showing the country, Premier meaning 'first' or 'top', and League meaning 'a competition of teams'. So the IPL is India’s top, yearly cricket competition, which is why the name tells you it is a leading league.