national competition
Nationwide championship event
A national competition is a contest drawing participants from across a country, as opposed to local, regional, or international events.
The phrase appears in contexts ranging from sports to spelling bees to business awards: She qualified for the national competition after winning at regionals.
National competitions often determine a country's best in a given field.
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- state championshipTop athletic honor statewide
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
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- bodybuildingbodybuilding, muscle, bodybuilders, Mr. Olympia, posing
- choral eventsconcert, recital, festival, Christmas concert, Easter concert
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- school projectsscience fair, art projects, science experiment, book report, diorama
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Contest between nations
global competition · world championship · Olympic Games · World Cup · county fair
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