archrival

noun

arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

Examples of archrival in a Sentence

In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are archrivals.
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Yet throughout, Siena’s archrival—Florence—goes practically unmentioned. Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024 The only country in the region that has not received India’s vaccine is its archrival, Pakistan, to which China pledged 1.2 million doses. Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2021 Florence, its Tuscan archrival, had a river and better natural resources, and won a crucial military victory in 1269. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 Zhao’s conservative archrival Li Peng articulated a hard truth during the 1989 crisis. Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for archrival 

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archrival was in 1750

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“Archrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archrival. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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archrival

noun
arch·​ri·​val (ˌ)ärch-ˈrī-vəl How to pronounce archrival (audio)
: a principal rival

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