league

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A group of sports teams that compete against one another.

   His team plays in the top football league.

2. 2
   noun

   A group or association of people or countries working together.

   Several nations formed a league to promote peace.

3. 3
   noun

   A level or class of people or things of similar quality.

   Forget about dating him; he's out of your league.

4. 4
   verb

   To join together for a common purpose.

   The smaller states leagued together against the empire.

Common collocations

• hockey league Noun + noun

From Middle English lege (“league”), from Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā (compare Middle Breton leau, lew, Breton lev / leo (“league”)). Doublet of legua.

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