English
Pronunciation
IPA|li�ɡ, SAMPA|/li:g/
rhymes|i�ɡ
Noun
league
- A group or organization
#:Ex. <i>The Red-headed <b>league</b> in <u>Sherlock Holmes</u></i>
- An organization of sports teams that play against each other for a championship
#:Ex. the National Football League, the American (baseball) League
- (<i>measurement</i>) The distance that a person can walk in one hour. Commonly taken to be three English miles (about five kilometres).
#: M. Le Page Du Pratz, <i>History of Louisisana</i> (PG), p. 47
#:: <i>Seven <b>leagues</b> above the mouth of the river we meet with two other passes, as large as the middle one by which we entered;</i>
Translations
trans-top|organization of sports teams
Czech: liga f
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trans-top|distance
German: Meile f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
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German: Liga f
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Derived terms
bush league
major league
minor league
seven-league boots
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