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karate

US /kəˈrɑː.t̬i/ 
UK /kəˈrɑː.ti/ 

A sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet. The level of skill a person has is shown by what colour belt they wear

karate - ورزش کاراته
Persian equivalent: 

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Example: 

Jeorge has a brown belt in karate.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
martial arts
Level: 
A2 (Elementary)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
1C- Asking and Talking about Sports and Exercise Habits

Oxford Essential Dictionary

karate

 noun (no plural)
a Japanese sport where people fight with their hands and feet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

karate

ka‧ra‧te /kəˈrɑːti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Japanese; Origin: 'empty hand']
a Japanese fighting sport, in which you use your feet and hands to hit and kick ⇨ judo

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

karate

kar·ate   [kəˈrɑːti]    [kəˈrɑːti]  noun uncountable
a Japanese system of fighting in which you use your hands and feet as weapons
• a karate chop (= a blow with the side of the hand)  
Word Origin:
[karate] Japanese, from kara ‘empty’ + te ‘hand’.  
Example Bank:
• She has a brown belt in karate.

• a 34-year-old karate black belt

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

karate / kəˈrɑː.ti /   / -t̬i / noun [ U ]

karate

a sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet. The level of skill a person has is shown by what colour belt they wear.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

karate

/kərɑ:ti/

Karate is a Japanese sport or way of fighting in which people fight using their hands, elbows, feet, and legs.

N-UNCOUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

karate

ka·ra·te /kəˈrɑːti/ noun [noncount] : a form of fighting that was developed in Japan in which your feet and hands are used to kick and hit an opponent : a Japanese martial art - often used before another noun
• karate chops/kicks

noun
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