Usage Note
Campeonato is always used for an official championship competition; the winner is the campeón (m) or campeona (f). The colloquial expression de campeonato means excellent or outstanding: una actuación de campeonato.
Examples
"Ganaron el campeonato nacional."
Natural Translation
They won the national championship.
Literal Translation
They-won the championship national

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