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  1. league
    [lēɡ]
    noun
    league (noun)
    leagues (plural noun)
    1. a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation:
      "the League of Nations"
      Similar:
      alliance
      confederation
      confederacy
      federation
      union
      association
      coalition
      • a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship:
        "the leading goalscorer in the league"
        "the league championship"
        Similar:
        championship
        competition
        contest
        group
        band
        association
        • a class or category of quality or excellence:
          "the two men were not in the same league"
          "Jack's in a league of his own"
          Similar:
          class
          group
          category
          level
          ability group
          level of ability
          verb
          league (verb)
          leagues (third person present)
          leagued (past tense)
          leagued (past participle)
          leaguing (present participle)
          1. join in a league or alliance:
            "Oscar had leagued with other construction firms"
            Similar:
            ally
            join forces
            unite
            affiliate
            combine
            amalgamate
            confederate
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            Pronunciation
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            lēɡ
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            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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          1. League Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

            league
            ˈlēg
            noun
            1. any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)
            2. a square league
            noun
            an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose
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            What is League noun?
            Definition of league noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a group of sports teams who all play each other to find out which team is best major-league baseball The Dodgers were the league champions last season. Both our children play in the town's Little League. see minor-league Want to learn more?

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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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            Is a league a unit of length?
            A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries.

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            What does it mean if a person is in a league?
            (informal) a level of quality, ability, etc. As a painter, he is in a league of his own (= much better than others). They're in a different league from us. When it comes to cooking, I'm not in her league (= she is much better than me). A house like that is out of our league (= too expensive for us).

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