Definitions for league
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Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leaguenoun

   A group or association of cooperating members.

   The Red-headed League in Sherlock Holmes stories.

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

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.

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

3. leaguenoun

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

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

4. leagueverb

   To form an association.

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

GCIDE(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Leaguenoun

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

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

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

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

4. Leagueverb

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

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

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

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

Freebase(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Gazetteer(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. league

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

2. league

   See Holy League.

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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

How to pronounce league?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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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. Elizabeth Bruch:

   That might feel a little demoralizing, but there is a very optimistic take home message, if you're willing to put in the effort and you're comfortable with your low reply rate, you certainly can pursue and date people who are out of your league.

2. Yoshi Hasegawa:

   Otani is the most wanted Japanese player by Major League Baseball teams, (But) He is not playing to 100 percent of his ability as a pitcher because he also bats. .

3. John Kennedy:

   I think both Russia and Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. I think it's been well documented in the Financial Times, in Politico, in The Economist, in the Washington Examiner, even on CBS, that the prime minister of Ukraine, the interior minister, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, the head of the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption League, all meddled in the election on social media and otherwise.

4. Brendan Aaronson:

   Now, it’s just pushing onto the Nations League and winning a trophy with this group of guys.

5. Richard Sherman:

   The league kind of pretends that they're interested in (player safety and longevity), pretends that they care about it, makes all these rules, fines all these players, but then still proposes players play an extra game.

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