bullfighting

See also: bull-fighting

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bull +‎ fighting

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bullfighting (usually uncountable, plural bullfightings)

  1. A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
    • 2007, Wikipedia:Cattle:
      In Portugal, Spain, Southern France and some Latin American countries, bulls are used in the sport of bullfighting.

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