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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDame
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdaːmə
"Wir haben den ganzen Abend Dame gespielt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A board game for two players in which each player moves their pieces diagonally and captures the opponent's pieces by jumping over them.
"We spent the afternoon playing checkers at the park." - 2
The pieces used in the game of checkers, typically round and flat.
"He lost several checkers during the match."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'checkers' originates from the game of draughts, which has roots in the ancient game of Alquerque, played in the Middle Ages. The name evolved from the word 'check' in chess, referring to the game's strategic nature.
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Dames
Transliteration: dɑm
"Nous avons joué aux dames pendant des heures."
Dame
Transliteration: ˈdaːmə
"Wir haben den ganzen Abend Dame gespielt."
Dama
Transliteration: ˈdama
"Abbiamo passato il pomeriggio a giocare a dama."
Damas
Transliteration: ˈdamas
"Pasamos la tarde jugando a las damas."
Damas
Transliteration: ˈdɐmɐs
"Nós jogamos damas por horas."
चेकर्स
Transliteration: chekers
"हमने चेकर्स खेलते हुए समय बिताया।"
跳棋
Transliteration: tiàoqí
"我们下午玩了跳棋。"
체커
Transliteration: chekeo
"우리는 오후에 체커를 했습니다."
チェッカー
Transliteration: chekkā
"私たちは午後にチェッカーをしました。"
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