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From Fieder (“feather”) + Ball (“ball”), after German Federball.
- IPA(key): /ˈfie̯deʀˌbal/, [ˈfiə̯dɐˌbɑl]
Fiederball m (plural Fiederbäll)
- the game of badminton
- badminton ball; shuttlecock
- (game): Badminton (only this in professional contexts)