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Amer'ica's Cup"

1. an international yachting trophy, originally offered as the Hundred Guinea Cup in 1851, but renamed for the yacht America, winner of it that year.
2. the yacht race itself, the oldest and most prestigious event in international sailing, now restricted to 12-meter yachts.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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