league

CEFRB1

/liːɡ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of sports teams that compete against each other.

  2. 02

    noun

    A group of people or organizations with a shared purpose.

Examples

  • Castleford have led the league for most of the season.

  • The League of Nations did not make for peace.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.

  2. Ellipsis of rugby league.

  3. A group or association of cooperating members.

More examples

In context

  • The manager has put him back in the major league.

  • He loved watching cricket leagues all around the world.

  • My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, alliance”), from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“to tie”).