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1. (n.) league
a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
2. league
the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.
3. league
an association of individuals having a common goal.
4. league
a group of athletic teams organized to compete chiefly among themselves:
a bowling league.
5. league
group; class; category.
6. (v.i.) league
to unite in a league; combine.
7. (n.) league
a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usu. estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
8. league
a square league, as a unit of land measure.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME lege, leuge < LL leuga a Gaulish unit of distance equal to 1.5 Roman miles, appar. < Gaulish)
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1. (noun) league, conference
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
2. (noun) league
an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
3. (verb) league
an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
4. (verb) league
unite to form a league
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1. (noun) league
a group of sports teams that play against each other
the National Football League; the league champions
2. league
a level of skill or quality
The two restaurants are not even in the same league.; She's way out of her league in this competition.
3. league
in a league of your own
better than everyone else
4. league
a group of similar organizations, countries, etc. working toward the same goal
the league of women voters
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) league
a measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each
2. (noun) league
a stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league
3. (noun) league
an alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc
4. (verb) league
to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate
5. (verb) league
to join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements
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Sense: a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other
the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers.
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 Afrikaans: bond |
 Arabic: عُصْبَه، رابِطَه |
 Bulgarian: съюз |
 Brazilian: liga |
 Czech: liga |
 German: der Bund |
 Danish: forbund |
 Greek: ένωση |
 Spanish: liga |
 Estonian: liit |
 Farsi: اتحادیه |
 Finnish: liitto |
 French: ligue |
 Hebrew: בְּרִית |
 Hindi: संघ |
 Croatian: liga |
 Hungarian: szövetség |
 Indonesian: liga |
 Icelandic: samtök |
 Italian: lega, unione |
 Japanese: 同盟 |
 Korean: 동맹, 연맹 |
 Lithuanian: lyga, sąjunga |
 Latvian: līga; savienība |
 Malay: liga |
 Dutch: bond |
 Norwegian: forbund, liga |
 Polish: liga |
 Persian: اتحادیه |
 Pashto: اتحاديه |
 Portuguese: liga |
 Romanian: ligă |
 Russian: лига, союз |
 Slovak: liga |
 Slovenian: zveza |
 Serbian: liga |
 Swedish: förbund |
 Thai: สหพันธ์ |
 Turkish: dernek, cemiyet |
 Taiwanese: 聯盟 |
 Ukrainian: спілка, союз |
 Urdu: مشترکہ مقصد کے لیے اقوام |
 Vietnamese: liên minh |
 Chinese: 联盟 |
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