league

league ¹  (lg)

n.

1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.

2. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop¹.

3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.

v. leagued, leagu·ing, leagues

v.intr.

To come together in or as if in a league.

v.tr.

To bring together in or as if in a league.

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[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

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league ²  (lg)

n. Abbr. lea.

1.

a. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).

b. Any of various other units of about the same length.

2. A square league.

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[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.]

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league ¹

Noun

1. an association of people or nations formed to promote the interests of its members

2. an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams

3. Informal a class or level: the guy is not even in the same league

4. in league (with) working or planning together with

Verb

[leaguing, leagued]

to form or be formed into a league [Latin ligare to bind]

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league ²

Noun

an obsolete unit of distance of varying length: commonly equal to 3 miles (4.8 km) [Late Latin leuga, leuca]

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League a group of persons, states, or other organizations with a common interest.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	league - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members conference association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" big league, major league, majors - the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) bush league, minor league, minors - a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) baseball league - a league of baseball teams basketball league - a league of basketball teams bowling league - a league of bowling teams football league - a league of football teams hockey league - a league of hockey teams Ivy League - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige class, division - a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
	2.	league - an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union" Five Nations, Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Six Nations - a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
	3.	league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length international mile, land mile, mile, stat mi, statute mile, mi - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Verb	1.	league - unite to form a league unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

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league

noun 1. association, union, alliance, coalition, group, order, band, corporation, combination, partnership, federation, compact, consortium, guild, confederation, fellowship, fraternity, confederacy

noun 2. class, group, level, category, ability group in league with someone collaborating with, leagued with, allied with, conspiring with, working together with, in cooperation with, in cahoots with (informal) hand in glove with

Translations

league [liːg] n → sociedad f;

(FOOTBALL) → liga;

to be in league with → estar confabulado con

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league [liːg] n → ligue f;

(Football) → championnat m (= measure); lieue f;

to be in league with → avoir partie liée avec, être de mèche avec

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league [liːg] n (= of people, clubs) → Verband m (= of countries); Bund m;

(Football) → Liga f;

to be in league with sb → mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

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league [liːg] n → lega;

(FOOTBALL) → campionato;

to be in league with → essere in lega con

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league¹

n league [liːg]

1 a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers. bond عُصْبَه، رابِطَه съюз liga forbund der Bund ένωση liga liit اتحادیه liitto ligue בְּרִית संघ liga szövetség liga samtök lega, unione 同盟 동맹 lyga, sąjunga līga; savienība liga bond forbund, liga liga liga ligă лига, союз liga zveza liga förbund สหพันธ์ dernek, cemiyet 聯盟 спілка, союз مشترکہ مقصد کے لیے اقوام ، ممالک ، گروہوں وغیرہ کا اتحاد liên minh 联盟

2 a grouping of sports clubs for games. liga إتِّحاد كُرَة قَدَم лига liga liga; division die Liga ομοσπονδία liga liiga لیگ liiga division לִיגָה खेल की टीमों का समूह liga szövetség liga deild lega, federazione 競技連盟 경기 연맹 lyga līga; klase liga divisie liga liga liga divi­zie лига liga liga liga liga, serie สหพันธ์ lig, küme 競賽聯合會 ліга کھیلوں کے کلبوں کا مقابلے کے لیے اجتماع liên đoàn 竞赛联合会

be in league with

to be allied to. kop in een mus wees met مُتَحالِف مَع в съюз с být spolčen s i ledtog med verbündet sein mit συνασπίζομαι estar aliado/compinchado (con alguien) liidus olema متحد بودن با olla liitossa être ligué avec qqn בִּבְרִית עִם- के साथ साठ-गांठ होना biti u savezu szövetségben van vkivel bersekutu vera í bandalagi með essere in lega/combutta con ～と同盟して ...와 동맹하다 veikti išvien būt kāda sabiedrotam berpakat dengan seseorang samenspannen met rotte seg sammen, stå i ledtog med być w porozumieniu z estar aliado a fi aliat cu быть в союзе с byť v spojení s biti zaveznik komu udružiti se stå i förbund med, vara i komplott med เป็นสหพันธ์ ... ile işbirliği hâlinde 結盟 у союзі з متفق ہونا liên kết với 结盟