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Basketball vs Netball - What's the difference?

basketball | netball |

As nouns the difference between basketball and netball

is that basketball is a sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop while netball is a women's sport derived from basketball.

basketball

English

(wikipedia basketball)

Noun

  • (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  • (basketball, countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

    • Synonyms

    * (sport) hoops (US slang)

    Derived terms

    * basketball player

    Related terms

    * basket

    netball

    English

    Noun

  • A women's sport derived from basketball.
  • The ball used in this sport.

    • Derived terms

    * netballer

    External links

    * (wikipedia "netball")