national semifinal

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandsemifinal

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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semifinal
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˌsem.iˈfaɪ.nəl/us
/ˌsem.iˈfaɪ.nəl/
one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of ...
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(Definition ofnationalandsemifinalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During that stretch, the women advanced to onenationalsemifinal(2004) and 3 national quarterfinals (2002, 2003 and 2004).
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If one of those teams takes part in thenationalsemifinal, a team from the same conference will take their place.
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This set up a rematch, in thenationalsemifinal.
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They later advanced to the national semifinals in 1988.
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In the process, reaching their first national semi-final since season 190203.
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They returned to the national semi-finals in 1983 and 1985, when the playoffs included 12 teams, and 1986 with a 16 team field.
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Through the 2013 tournament, each of the three champions received an automatic place in the national semifinals.
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The top overall seed would be seeded to play the fourth overall seed in the national semifinals, should both teams advance that far.
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If this is the case, they will go to one of the bowls hosting the national semifinals.
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The best advancements were to the national semifinals in 1988 and 1993, but both seasons ended with road losses by large margins to the eventual national champions.
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On occasion, the network would broadcast a conference game nationally, but would mainly stick with conference finals, national semifinals (a.k.a. bowl games) and the national final.
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It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional.
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