Sekirov Dictionary

league

/liːɡ/

noun9

  1. a set of sports clubs whose games against each other over a season decide a champion
  2. A group or association of cooperating members.
  3. An alliance or coalition.
  4. A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
  5. (informal) Ellipsis of rugby league.
  6. A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
  7. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
  8. (no longer used) A unit of itinerary distance varying with country, in Britain commonly about three statute miles (or five kilometres). Perhaps representing an hour's walking.
  9. (no longer used) Three nautical miles.

adjective1

  1. (UK) Playing in the The Football League or the Premier League, the top four divisions of English football

verb1

  1. To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
forms

leagued · leaguing · leagues

Phrases with league

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