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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.

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   What is League noun?

   • Definition of league noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and find which team is best Castleford have led the league for most of the season. We must do better if we are to win the league again this season.

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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 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?

   • Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 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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     a group of teams or players in a sport who take part in...

   • Znaczenie League, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Not Be in The Same League

     NOT BE IN THE SAME LEAGUE definition: 1. to be not as good...

   • Big League

     BIG LEAGUE definition: 1. the top level of a particular...

   • League Spanish Translation

     LEAGUE translate: liga, liga [feminine, singular], nivel...

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

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   noun. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action. see more. noun. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members. synonyms: conference. see more. verb. unite to form a league.