Definition of league League
/liˈg/ - [leeg] - league
We found 23 definitions of league from 9 different sources.
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What does league mean?
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NounPlural: leagues |
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| league - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | ||
| conference | ||
| association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" | ||
| big league, major league, majors the most important league in any sport (especially baseball) | ||
| bush league, minor league, minors a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) | ||
| baseball league a league of baseball teams | ||
| basketball league a league of basketball teams | ||
| bowling league a league of bowling teams | ||
| football league a league of football teams | ||
| hockey league a league of hockey teams | ||
| ivy league a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige | ||
| league - an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action | ||
| union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" | ||
| league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) | ||
| linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length | ||
Verb |
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| league - unite to form a league | ||
| unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- league (Noun)
A group or association of cooperating members. - league (Noun)
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship. - league (Noun)
The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles about five kilometers. - league (Noun)
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. - league (Verb)
To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- league (n.)
A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each. - league (n.)
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. - league (n.)
An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc. - league (v. i.)
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate. - league (v. t.)
To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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league
An obsolete unit of length and area equal to 3 nautical miles (5.56 kilometres) and 4428.4 acres, respectively. -
league
An obsolete unit of length equal to 3 nautical miles (5.56 kilometres).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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league
lēg, n. a nautical measure, 1⁄20th of a degree, 3 geographical miles, 3.456 statute miles: an old measure of length, varying from the Roman league, 1.376 mod. Eng. miles, to the French, 2.764 miles, and the Spanish, 4.214 miles. [O. Fr. legue (Fr. lieue)—L. leuca, a Gallic mile of 1500 Roman paces; from the Celt., as in Bret. leó.] -
league
lēg, n. a bond or alliance: union for mutual advantage.—v.i. to form a league: to unite for mutual interest:—pr.p. leag′uing; pa.t. and pa.p. leagued.—n. Leag′uer, one connected with a league. [Fr. ligue—Low L. liga—L. ligāre, to bind.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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league
A confederacy; an alliance. Also, a measure of length consisting of three nautical miles, much used in estimating sea-distances; = 3041 fathoms.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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league
A measure of length or distance, equal, in England and the United States, to three geographical miles. -
league
See HOLY LEAGUE.
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A league is an old unit of length. It was first an ancient Celtic unit. It was the distance a person could walk in about one hour. The Romans adopted the league and it became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe and Latin America.
In English-speaking countries the league was usually three statute miles (4.828032 kilometres) on land or three nautical miles at (5.556 km) sea. However, in writing the word "league" often means the Spanish, Portuguese or French league.
Ancient Rome.
The league was used by Ancient Rome, which defined it as being Roman miles (7500 Roman feet or 2.22 km). The origin is the "leuga gallica" " (also: leuc'"a Gallica)", the league of Gaul. The ancient league was short but the unit grew longer over time.
Argentina.
In Argentina a league is a distance of 5 km.
Brazil.
In Brazil the league was 6 km but it is not used anymore.
France.
The French league had different values at different times: 10 000, 12 000, 13 200 and 14 400 French feet, about 3.25 km to about 4.68 km. It was used for a while together with the metric system but it is not used now. The nautical league was three nautical miles.
Mexico.
In the Mexican countryside the league is still commonly used in the original sense of the distance a person can walk in an hour. So a league along a good road on level ground is longer than a league on a difficult path over rough ground.
Spain.
The Spanish league was originally set as a fixed unit of distance of 5,000 varas (a Spanish yard), a
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