Six Nations Championship

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noun

rugby Union the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship

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Words nearby Six Nations Championship

sixfold, six-footer, six-gun, sixmo, Six Nations, Six Nations Championship, six o'clock swill, six of one, half a dozen of the other, six-pack, sixpence, sixpenny

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