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   league

   /liːɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation: "the League of Nations" Similar allianceconfederationconfederacyfederationunionassociationcoalitioncombineconsortiumaffiliationguildcorporationconglomeratecooperativepartnershipfellowshipsyndicatecompactbandgroupcircleringblocfactionaxiscongressententebrotherhoodsocietyfraternitycoterielodgerare:consociationsodality
   • ▪ an agreement or alliance. archaic
   • 2. a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship: "the leading goalscorer in the league" Similar championshipcompetitioncontestgroupbandassociation
   • ▪ the contest for the championship of a league: "the year we won the league"
   • ▪ short for rugby league
   • 3. a class or category of quality or excellence: "the two men were not in the same league" Similar classgroupcategoryability grouplevel of abilitylevel

   verb

   • 1. join in a league or alliance: "Oscar had leagued with other construction firms"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a compact for mutual protection or advantage): via French from Italian lega, from legare ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What is a league in sports?

   • A league is a group of people, clubs, or countries that have joined together for a particular purpose, or because they share a common interest. ...the World Muslim League. A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other.

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   What does League mean in English?

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   What does leagued mean?

   • , leagued, lea·guing. to unite in a league; combine. People are judged, fairly or not, by the company that they keep, and the people they league themselves with. Some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed. People are judged, fairly or not, by the company that they keep, and the people they league themselves with.

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   What does League mean in a sentence?

   • League definition: a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.. See examples of LEAGUE used in a sentence.

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     LEAGUE translate: 體育, （體育項目）聯合會，聯賽，聯盟, 組織, 聯盟，聯合會. Learn...

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     LEAGUE translate: 体育, （体育项目）联合会，联赛，联盟, 组织, 联盟，联合会. Learn...

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     league definicja: 1. a group of teams playing a sport who...

   • League: Russian Translation

     LEAGUE translate: лига . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • League: Italian Translation

     LEAGUE translate: serie, lega, unione, lega, federazione,...

   • League: Arabic Translation

     LEAGUE translate: اِتِّحاد. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • League: Polish Translation

     LEAGUE translate: liga, liga, liga, mila. Learn more in the...

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   The two meanings of league are quite different — either it’s a group or federation joined for a common purpose (say, your bowling league or the League of Nations) or it’s a rough measurement of about three miles, usually at sea.

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