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Dictionary: league1   (lēg) pronunciation
n.
  1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
  2. Sports. An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop.
  3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.

v., leagued, leagu·ing, leagues.

v.intr.

To come together in or as if in a league.

v.tr.

To bring together in or as if in a league.

[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligāre, to bind.]


league2 (lēg) pronunciation
n. (Abbr. lea.)
    1. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).
    2. Any of various other units of about the same length.
  1. A square league.

[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.]


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noun

  1. An association, especially of nations for a common cause: alliance, Anschluss, bloc, cartel, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, organization, union. See connect, group, politics.
  2. A group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common: association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship, fraternity, guild, order, organization, society, sorority, union. See group.
  3. A group of athletic teams that play each other: association, circuit, conference, loop. See group.
  4. A division of persons or things by quality, rank, or grade: bracket, class, grade, order, rank1, tier. See group, value/worthlessness/evaluation.

verb

  1. To be formally associated, as by treaty: align, ally, confederate, federate. See connect, politics.
  2. To assemble or join in a group: band2, combine, gang up, unite. See collect/distribute.

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v

Definition: associate
Antonyms: disassociate


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length On land, usually 3 (statute) miles; in a maritime context three nautical miles.

A more or less informal association of states for a particular purpose, such as OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). OPEC is a particularly strong league in comparison with, for example, the British Commonwealth which is more a cultural than a political league.

 
League or Holy League, in French history, organization of Roman Catholics, aimed at the suppression of Protestantism and Protestant political influence in France. It was foreshadowed as early as 1561 by the formation of the triumvirate of Anne, duc de Montmorency; François, 2d duc de Guise (see under Guise, family); and Marshal Saint-André. After the outbreak of the Wars of Religion (see Religion, Wars of), local and provincial leagues were formed. Finally, when the Protestants, or Huguenots, won unprecedented concessions at the Peace of Monsieur (1576), a declaration calling for a national League of Catholics was issued by Henri, 3d duc de Guise. King Henry III, fearing the ambitious Guise, proclaimed himself its head. A Huguenot uprising soon followed. After a successful campaign that enabled him to withdraw some of his previous concessions to the Huguenots, Henry III dissolved (1577) the League. It was revived in 1585, soon after the Protestant Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV) had become the heir presumptive to the throne. Having taken up arms, Guise forced the king (July, 1585) to issue an edict for the conversion or exile of Protestants and the exclusion of Henry of Navarre from the succession. In the war that followed (the War of the Three Henrys), the League and the king were technically allied, but the League assumed the right to dictate, forcing the king to leave Paris (1588) and to renew his previous concessions. This dictation led Henry to order the assassination of Henri de Guise, who was succeeded at the head of the League by his brother Charles, duc de Mayenne. After the accession (1589) of Henry IV, the League controlled all the large cities, including Paris, and had the active support of Philip II of Spain, who sent Alessandro Farnese to Mayenne's aid. It split into two factions, however, over the question of Spanish interference, and it was weakened by Henry's military successes. Henry's victory at Ivry (1590), his abjuration of Protestantism (1593), and his entry into Paris (1594) brought the League's organized resistance to an end, and by 1598 the last important League member had submitted to Henry. For the Holy League in Italian history, see Holy League.


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IN BRIEF: A number of persons, groups, or nations joined together for some purpose.

pronunciation Greatness in major league sports is the ability to win in a stadium filled with people who are pulling for you to lose. — George H. Allen (1922-1990)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - forbund, liga
v. intr. - slutte, indgå i et forbund
v. tr. - slutte, indgå i et forbund

idioms:

  • be in league with    stå i ledtog med, have rottet sig sammen med
  • League of Nations    Folkeforbundet
  • out of one's league    ikke i samme klasse

2.
n. - mil

Nederlands (Dutch)
liga, (ver)bond, competitie (sport), klasse, variërende lengtemaat, (zich) verenigen in (ver)bond

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén, Pol) ligue, collaboration, (GB, Sport) championnat (de football), ligue, (fig) niveau
v. intr. - s'unir à une ligue, combiner, allier
v. tr. - s'unir à une ligue, combiner, allier

idioms:

  • in league    (être) allié avec
  • League of Nations    Société des Nations
  • out of one's league    ne pas (être) au niveau de

2.
n. - (Mes) lieue (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Liga, Bündnis, Bund
v. - zu einem Bund zusammenschließen, sich verbünden

idioms:

  • in league    mit jmdm. zusammen etwas aushecken
  • League of Nations    Völkerbund
  • out of one's league    außerhalb jmdn. Reichweite, außerhalb jmds. Reichweite

2.
n. - (Längenmaß) ungefähr drei Meilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λεύγα, ένωση, συνασπισμός, λεγεώνα, (αθλοπ.) ομοσπονδία

idioms:

  • be in league with    ενεργώ σε συμπαιγνία/σύμπραξη με, είμαι κολεγιά με
  • League of Nations    η Κοινωνία των Εθνών
  • out of one's league    σε λάθος κλάση

Italiano (Italian)
lega

idioms:

  • be in league with    essere in combutta con
  • League of Nations    Società delle Nazioni
  • out of one's league    non all'altezza di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - liga (f), confederação (f)

idioms:

  • be in league with    estar de comum acordo com
  • League of Nations    Liga (f) das Nações
  • out of one's league    muito caro

Русский (Russian)
лига, союз, категория, образовать союз, входить в союз

idioms:

  • be in league with    быть в союзе с кем-л.
  • League of Nations    Лига Наций
  • out of one's league    не принадлежать к какому-л. обществу

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - asociación, liga
v. intr. - ligarse, unirse, aliarse, confederarse
v. tr. - ligar, unir, confederar

idioms:

  • in league    estar de manga con uno, estar asociado con, estar conchabado con, estar aliado o confabulado con, planear un delito
  • League of Nations    Sociedad de Naciones
  • out of one's league    no pertenecer a la misma clase, ser demasiado difícil o complicado para uno

2.
n. - legua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbund, sportserie, mil

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 同盟, 联盟, 联合会, 社团, 盟约, 俱乐部, 结盟, 联合, 使结盟, 使联合

idioms:

  • be in league with    和...联合, 与...勾结
  • League of Nations    国际联盟
  • out of one's league    处于不适宜的环境, 与某人不属同一类型

2. 里格, 为长度单位

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 同盟, 聯盟, 聯合會, 社團, 盟約, 俱樂部
v. intr. - 結盟, 聯合
v. tr. - 使結盟, 使聯合

idioms:

  • be in league with    和...聯合, 與...勾結
  • League of Nations    國際聯盟
  • out of one's league    處於不適宜的環境, 與某人不屬同一類型

2.
n. - 里格, 為長度單位

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 연맹, 동맹, 협회, 부류
v. intr. - 동맹하다, 단결하다
v. tr. - ~을 연합하게 하다, 단결시키다

idioms:

  • be in league with    동맹하여

2.
n. - 거리의 단위(약 3마일) , 면적의 단위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連盟, 競技連盟, リーグ
v. - 団結する, 同盟を結ぶ

idioms:

  • be in league with    同盟して
  • League of Nations    国際連盟
  • league table    連盟参加団体成績順一覧表
  • out of one's league    同じ範疇外で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الفرسخ, عصبه, تحالف غير رسمي, طبقه, فئه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ליגה, ברית, חבר‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטרף, התאגד בליגה‬
v. tr. - ‮הצטרף, התאגד בליגה‬
n. - ‮מידת-מרחק בעלת ערכים רבים, 8.4 ק"מ בקירוב‬


 
 

 

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