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league¹
- /liːɡ/
Rhymes with -iːɡ
Where it comes from
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”).
noun leagues · leag
- A group or association of cooperating members. the League of Nations
- An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship. My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.
- Ellipsis of rugby league Are you going to watch the league tonight?
- A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level. Forget about dating him; he's out of your league.
- A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
- An alliance or coalition.
verb leagues · leaguing · leagued · leag
- To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support. Out of my sight, thou Serpent, that name best Befits thee with him leagu'd.
adjective leag
- Playing in the The Football League or the Premier League, the top four divisions of English football
Opposite: non-league
league²
- /liːɡ/
Rhymes with -iːɡ
Where it comes from
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.
noun leagues · leag
- A unit of itinerary distance varying with country, in Britain commonly about three statute miles (or five kilometres). Perhaps representing an hour's walking. Thenne kynge Mark and sir Dynadan rode forth a four leges englysshe tyl that they came to a brydge where houed a knyght on horsbak armed and redy to Iuste. "Then King Mark and Sir Dinadan rode forth a four leagues English, till that they came to a bridge where hoved a knight on horseback, armed and
- Three nautical miles.
- A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
League³
Where it comes from
English surname, perhaps a spelling variant of Leake.
proper noun Leagues
- A surname.
League⁴
Where it comes from
Ellipsis.
proper noun the League
- Ellipsis of League of Nations The League was hampered by the U.S.'s refusal to join and its member states' unwillingness to impose sanctions on foreign countries.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: conference, coalition, alliance, club, company, commonwealth, society, federal, allied, association, federation, junta, session, college, classification, campus
adjective
Opposite: non-league
Translations
Every language
noun a group or association of cooperating members
| Español | alianza, liga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연맹 yeonmaeng, 동맹 dongmaeng |
| 日本語 | 連盟 renmei, 同盟 dōmei |
| 中文 | 同盟 tóngméng, 聯盟 /联盟 liánméng |
| हिन्दी | संघ saṅgh, संगठन saṅgṭhan |
| Português | aliança, liga |
| Français | ligue |
| Deutsch | Liga, Bund, Verband, Verein, Vereinigung |
| Italiano | lega |
| Ελληνικά | σύνδεσμος sýndesmos, ένωση énosi, λεγεώνα legeóna, συμμαχία symmachía, ομάδα omáda, κοινωνία koinonía |
| Română | alianță, coaliție, ligă |
| Русский | ли́га líga, сою́з sojúz, объедине́ние obʺjedinénije |
| Tiếng Việt | hội, đồng minh, liên minh, liên đoàn |
| العربية | عُصْبَة ʕuṣba, اِتِّحَاد ittiḥād, اِتِّفَاق ittifāq |
noun organization of sports teams
| Español | liga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리그 rigeu |
| 日本語 | リーグ rīgu |
| 中文 | 聯盟 /联盟 liánméng |
| हिन्दी | लीग līg |
| Kiswahili | ligi |
| Português | liga |
| Français | ligue |
| Deutsch | Liga |
| Italiano | lega |
| Ελληνικά | πρωτάθλημα protáthlima, τίτλος títlos, κύπελλο kýpello, έπαθλο épathlo |
| Română | ligă |
| Русский | ли́га líga |
| Tiếng Việt | hạng |
| العربية | دَوْرِيّ dawriyy |
| עברית | לִיגָה líga |
verb to form an association
| Español | asociarse |
|---|---|
| Português | associar-se |
| Ελληνικά | συνασπίζομαι synaspízomai, συνδυάζομαι syndyázomai |
| Română | alia, coaliza |
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title = {league},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/league},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
