Definitions for league
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. league, conferencenoun

   an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

2. leaguenoun

   an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

3. leagueverb

   an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

4. leagueverb

   unite to form a league

GCIDERate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Leaguenoun

   Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership in the league, and organizes matches between the member teams. In some cases a sports league is called a conference, as in the National Football Conference.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. leaguenoun

   A group or association of cooperating members.

   The Red-headed League in Sherlock Holmes stories.

2. leaguenoun

   An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.

   My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.

3. leaguenoun

   The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).

4. leagueverb

   To form an association.

5. Etymology: ligg, from ligue, from lega, from the verb legare, from ligo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leaguenoun

   Etymology: ligue, French; ligo, Latin.

   1. A confederacy; a combination.

   You peers, continue this united league:
   I every day expect an embassage
   From my Redeemer, to redeem me hence.
   And now in peace my soul shall part to heav’n,
   Since I have made my friends at peace on earth. William Shakespeare.

   We come to be informed by yourselves,
   What the conditions of that league must be. William Shakespeare.

   Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. Job v. 23.

   Go break thy league with Baasha, that he may depart from me. 2 Chron. xvi. 3.

   It is a great error, and a narrowness of mind, to think, that nations have nothing to do one with another, except there be either an union in sovereignty, or a conjunction in pacts or leagues: there are other bands of society and implicit confederations. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

   I, a private person, whom my country
   As a league breaker gave up bound, presum’d
   Single rebellion, and did hostile acts. John Milton, Agonistes.

   Oh Tyrians, with immortal hate
   Pursue this race: let there be
   ’Twixt us and them no league nor amity. John Denham.

2. Leaguenoun

   1.A league; leuca, Latin; from lech, Welsh; a stone that was used to be erected at the end of every league. William Camden

   Etymology: ligue, French; ligo, Latin.

   2. A measure of length, containing three miles.

   Ere the ships could meet by twice five leagues,
   We were encount’red by a mighty rock. William Shakespeare.

   Ev’n Italy, though many a league remote,
   In distant echo’s answer’d. Addison.

3. To Leagueverb

   To unite; to confederate.

   Where fraud and falshood invade society, the band presently breaks, and men are put to a loss where to league and to fasten their dependances. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. league

   A league is a collection or association of individuals, teams, or organizations that come together for a shared purpose or pursuit, often related to sports or competition. It operates under its own rules and regulations. Alternatively, it can refer to a unit of length, commonly used in the context of maritime and geographical measurements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Leaguenoun

   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. Leaguenoun

   a stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league

3. Leaguenoun

   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. Leagueverb

   to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate

5. Leagueverb

   to join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements

6. Etymology: [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. League

   A league is a unit of length. It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The league originally referred to the distance a person could walk in an hour. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries. In the context of nautical distances, the 3 mile distance corresponds to how far an observer of average height can see when standing at sea level. Thus, a ship traveling one "league" has reached what was previously the farthest visible distance on the horizon. The lack of a historical and global standard for the exact measure of a "league" can be accounted for by the variable elevation of the observer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. League

   lēg, n. a nautical measure, 1⁄20th of a degree, 3 geographical miles, 3.456 statute miles: an old measure of length, varying from the Roman league, 1.376 mod. Eng. miles, to the French, 2.764 miles, and the Spanish, 4.214 miles. [O. Fr. legue (Fr. lieue)—L. leuca, a Gallic mile of 1500 Roman paces; from the Celt., as in Bret. leó.]

2. League

   lēg, n. a bond or alliance: union for mutual advantage.—v.i. to form a league: to unite for mutual interest:—pr.p. leag′uing; pa.t. and pa.p. leagued.—n. Leag′uer, one connected with a league. [Fr. ligue—Low L. liga—L. ligāre, to bind.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. league

   A confederacy; an alliance. Also, a measure of length consisting of three nautical miles, much used in estimating sea-distances; = 3041 fathoms.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. league

   A measure of length or distance, equal, in England and the United States, to three geographical miles.

2. league

   See Holy League.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEAGUE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, League is ranked #13795 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The League surname appeared 2,192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname League.
   
   88.4% or 1,938 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 136 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 49 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Union
   • Unite

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'league' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1208

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'league' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1868

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'league' in Nouns Frequency: #558

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How to pronounce league?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say league in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of league in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of league in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of league in a Sentence

1. The Gabonese:

   I'm actually thinking about launching an esports team and Rocket League is definitely a game that I'd need to have a team for.

2. Stanley Cup-winning defenceman Slava Voynov:

   Earlier today, I notified the National Hockey League, the National Hockey League Players' Association and the Los Angeles Kings of my decision to immediately begin the formal process of returning to Russia with my family, i sincerely apologize to those in and around the game of hockey, who have been affected by my situation, and I also wish the players of the Los Angeles Kings success in the future.

3. Darrell Bevell:

   You can look around the league, and I ’ll take our guy every day in the rookie quarterbacks and how they’re doing, it’s a different game for them when they come into the NFL. Trevor’s progression has been great. He’s doing a great job. He works his tail off. His play is getting better and better.

4. Becky Hammon:

   This was the best spot for me and my family, an opportunity for me to sit in the big chair and be a head coach of a major professional sports league, i feel like I'm ready to have my own team, and this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad. It's always good to be wanted. It quickly became evident to me that Las Vegas was the place for me.

5. Vinai Venkatesham:

   With Mikel we have got a number of things, you’ve got an individual who has extraordinary experience in the Premier League across his time at Arsenal, Everton, Manchester City and then back at Arsenal.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=league
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=league
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/League
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=league
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/league
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=league
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=league
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=league
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
12. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=league