waterpolocommon nounSyllable DecompositionwaterpoloEtymologyexpandFrench adaptation by fusion, from the English water polo, see water and polo.Definition1. A team water sport pitting two teams of seven swimmers against each other. It was codified in Great Britain at the end of the 19th century and became an Olympic sport in 1900.sportexpandPour les femmes, le waterpolo n'a été admis comme discipline olympique qu'en 2000, aux Jeux Olympiques de Sydney.PluralwaterpolosTranslationsenglish:water poloSee alsowater-polo (cn.)
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