Usage Note
championnat is the standard word for a sporting league or championship competition. It is typically followed by de and the sport: le championnat de France de football. The word champion gives championne (feminine) and champions (plural), but championnat itself has a regular plural championnats.
Examples
"Ils ont remporté le championnat cette année."
Natural Translation
They won the championship this year.
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