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Canadian football

American  

noun

  1. a game similar to American football but played on a field 165 yards by 65 yards (151 meters by 59 meters) by two teams of 12 players each.

Canadian football British  

noun

  1. a game resembling American football, played on a grass pitch between two teams of 12 players

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Davies is unquestionably the pin-up boy of Canadian football.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022

Whether it’s for Osling’s favored Philadelphia Eagles or at a Canadian football game, Morrell will be in line to buy another game program.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Fassel played college football before a brief career in the NFL and Canadian football.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2021

Educator, broadcaster, law student and former championship-winning professional Canadian football player, Mr. Holness, 36, aspires to be a “Canadian Obama” — another “biracial lawyer,” he observes, who cut his teeth as a community organizer.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020

Victor Tedondo founded the Gridiron Academy in 2007 to help make those dreams a reality for Canadian football prospects.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2016

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