ダービー

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

derby (horse race)

horse racing

Refers to a classic horse race for three-year-olds, especially the Epsom Derby in the UK or similar races worldwide.

イギリスのダービーは毎まい年とし6月がつに行おこなわれる。
The Epsom Derby in the UK is held every June.

noun

Japan Derby

abbreviationhorse racing

Abbreviation of 日本ダービー, the Tokyo Yūshun, Japan's premier horse race for three-year-olds.

Usage patterns

ダービーに出しゅつ場じょうするto run in the Derby
その馬うまは今年ことしのダービーに出しゅつ場じょうする予よ定ていだ。
That horse is scheduled to run in this year's Derby.
ダービーを制せいするto win the Derby
無む敗はいのまま日に本ほんダービーを制せいした。
It won the Japan Derby while still undefeated.
〈事こと〉ダービーを繰くり広ひろげるto wage a fierce race for the top spot in ~
二に社しゃは激はげしい首しゅ位いダービーを繰くり広ひろげている。
The two companies are locked in a fierce battle for first place.
〈場ば所しょ〉ダービーthe local derby between teams from ~
今こん夜やは大おお阪さかダービーで大おおいに盛もり上あがった。
Tonight's Osaka derby had everyone excited.

Related words

日に本ほんダービー sense 2
日本ダービー is the full official name of Japan's premier horse race, while ダービー is the common shortened form used in the same sense.
競きょう争そうN4sense 3
競争 is the plain, general word for any competition or race, whereas ダービー specifically evokes a dramatic top-spot showdown, often in sports or business.
ダービーマッチ sense 4
ダービーマッチ explicitly spells out 'derby match' between rival local teams, while ダービー alone can carry this same meaning by context.
ホームランダービー sense 3
ホームランダービー names the specific baseball contest for most home runs, while ダービー alone can describe any such head-to-head race for the top spot.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used when counting the race itself, e.g. 第3回ダービー (the 3rd Derby).

Word family

ダービータイ
Derby tie; necktie
ダービーマッチ
derby match; local derby
ホームランダービー
home run derby; race for most home runs in a season

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'derby', originally referring to the Epsom Derby horse race founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780. The extended senses developed in Japanese through metaphorical use.