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Wimbledon

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪmb(ə)ldən/
Definition of Wimbledon
  • an annual international tennis championship on grass for individual players and pairs, held at the headquarters of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon. Now one of the world’s major tennis championships, it has been played since 1877.

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