# women's team

CEFR A2 · Compound

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/womens-team
Updated: 2026-07-27

## Definition

a group of female athletes who play a sport together as a single unit. You use this to describe a team made up entirely of women.

For teachers: a sports team consisting exclusively of female players. Often used to distinguish from a men's or mixed-gender team.

## Examples

- The women's team won the championship yesterday.
- After years of limited funding, the university finally invested in new equipment for the women's team.
- The rise in professional visibility for the national women's team has inspired a new generation of young athletes to pursue the sport at a competitive level.

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