The rivalry between the Inkatha and the ANC has resulted in violence in the black townships...
He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
...a city torn by deep ethnic rivalries.
English dictionary. 2008.
rivalry — ri‧val‧ry [ˈraɪvlri] noun rivalries PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE competition between people, companies, organizations etc who are in the same business or selling similar goods or services in the same market: rivalry between •… … Financial and business terms
Rivalry — Ri val*ry, n.; pl. {Rivalries}. The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. Keen contention and eager rivalries. Jeffrey. [1913 Webster] Syn: Emulation; competition. See {Emulation}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rivalry — index belligerency, competition, conflict, contention (opposition), contest (competition), impugnation … Law dictionary
rivalry — 1590s; from RIVAL (Cf. rival) + ERY (Cf. ery). Rivality in the same sense is recorded from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
rivalry — [n] competition antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, clash, conflict, contest, duel, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, jealousy, match, matchup, one on one*, opposition, race, sport, strife, struggle, tournament, tug… … New thesaurus
rivalry — [rī′vəlrē] n. pl. rivalries the act of rivaling or the fact or condition of being a rival or rivals; competition SYN. COMPETITION … English World dictionary
rivalry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bitter, fierce, great, heated, intense ▪ the bitter rivalry that existed between them ▪ ancient … Collocations dictionary
rivalry — n. 1) to stir up rivalry 2) intense, keen, strong rivalry 3) sibling rivalry 4) rivalry among, between; for; in; with (keen rivalry between them for the award) * * * [ raɪv(ə)lrɪ] between for in keen strong rivalry … Combinatory dictionary
rivalry — ri|val|ry [ˈraıvəlri] n plural rivalries [U and C] a situation in which two or more people, teams, or companies are competing for something, especially over a long period of time, and the feeling of competition between them →↑competition rivalry… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rivalry — ri|val|ry [ raıvlri ] noun count or uncount a situation in which people, teams, businesses, etc. compete with one another: political rivalries rivalry between: There is friendly rivalry between the two teams. sibling rivalry (=rivalry between… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rivalry — UK [ˈraɪv(ə)lrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rivalry : singular rivalry plural rivalries a situation in which people, teams, businesses etc compete with one another political rivalries rivalry between: There is friendly rivalry… … English dictionary
