korfball
World English Dictionary
korfball (ˈkɔːfˌbɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a game similar to basketball, in which each team consists of six men and six women | |
| [C20: from Dutch korfbal basketball] | |
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korfball
game similar to netball and basketball, invented in 1901 by an Amsterdam schoolmaster, Nico Broekhuysen. It was first demonstrated in The Netherlands in 1902 and was played on an international level, primarily in Europe, by the 1970s. It was devised as a game for both sexes. A national association was formed in 1903, and the game spread to Belgium, Indonesia, Suriname, Germany, Spain, New Guinea, and England. The International Korfball Federation, which was established as Federation Internationale de Korfball in 1933, increased its membership to more than 30 countries by the mid-1990s.
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Korfball
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