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league
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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.

[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.]

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]

league 2
Noun
an obsolete unit of distance of varying length: commonly equal to 3 miles (4.8 km) [Late Latin leuga, leuca]

League a group of persons, states, or other organizations with a common interest.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leagueleague - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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
Verb1.league - unite to form a league
unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

league
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] nsociedad f;
(FOOTBALL) → liga;
to be in league with → estar confabulado con
league [liːg] nligue f;
(Football) → championnat m (= measure); lieue f;
to be in league with → avoir partie liée avec, être de mèche avec
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
league [liːg] nlega;
(FOOTBALL) → campionato;
to be in league with → essere in lega con

league1
n league [liːg]
1 a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers.bondعُصْبَه، رابِطَهсъюзligaforbundder Bundένωσηligaliitاتحادیهliittoligueבְּרִיתसंघligaszövetségligasamtöklega, unione同盟동맹lyga, sąjungalīga; savienībaligabondforbund, ligaligaligaligăлига, союзligazvezaligaförbundสหพันธ์dernek, cemiyet聯盟спілка, союзمشترکہ مقصد کے لیے اقوام ، ممالک ، گروہوں وغیرہ کا اتحادliên minh
2 a grouping of sports clubs for games. ligaإتِّحاد كُرَة قَدَمлигаligaliga; divisiondie Ligaομοσπονδίαligaliigaلیگliigadivisionלִיגָהखेल की टीमों का समूहligaszövetségligadeildlega, federazione競技連盟경기 연맹lygalīga; klaseligadivisieligaligaligadivi­zieлигаligaligaligaliga, serieสหพันธ์lig, küme競賽聯合會лігаکھیلوں کے کلبوں کا مقابلے کے لیے اجتماعliên đoàn
be in league with
to be allied to. kop in een mus wees metمُتَحالِف مَعв съюз сbýt spolčen si ledtog medverbündet sein mitσυνασπίζομαιestar aliado/compinchado (con alguien)liidus olemaمتحد بودن باolla liitossaêtre ligué avec qqnבִּבְרִית עִם-के साथ साठ-गांठ होनाbiti u savezuszövetségben van vkivelbersekutuvera í bandalagi meðessere in lega/combutta con~と同盟して...와 동맹하다veikti išvienbūt kāda sabiedrotamberpakat dengan seseorangsamenspannen metrotte seg sammen, stå i ledtog medbyć w porozumieniu zestar aliadoa fi aliat cuбыть в союзе сbyť v spojení sbiti zaveznik komuudružiti sestå i förbund med, vara i komplott medเป็นสหพันธ์... ile işbirliği hâlinde結盟у союзі зمتفق ہوناliên kết với

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