DictionaryRoot: Badminton House
English
Badminton House
Gloucestershire estate
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noun
badminton
BAD-min-tun/ˈbædmɪntən/
A sport in which players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a net.
Etymology
The sport takes its name from Badminton House, where the source says it was first played in England. The name therefore identifies a place associated with the game, not its equipment or rules.