league

B1
Pronunciation
/liːɑ/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A group or association of cooperating members.

Example Sentences
  • the League of Nations
2 Definition

An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.

Example Sentences
  • My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.
3 Definition

(often in the negative) A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.

Example Sentences
  • Forget about dating him; he's out of your league.
4 Definition

A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: η›Ÿ).

5 Definition

A version of rugby football, played between two teams of thirteen.

6 Definition

(measurement) The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).

7 Definition

A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.