League

Quick meaning: League is a noun meaning A group or association of cooperating members.

Meaning

A group or association of cooperating members.

More Meanings

1. (sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
2. (informal, rugby, uncountable) Ellipsis of rugby league.
3. A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
4. (military) An alliance or coalition.
5. (ambitransitive) To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
6. (British, soccer) Playing in the The Football League or the Premier League, the top four divisions of English football
7. (chiefly in the negative) A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.

Example Sentences

the League of Nations

We're not even in the same league.

Are you going to watch the league tonight?

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

Word Forms

• leagues
• leaguing
• leagued

Synonyms for league

Depending on context, synonyms include conference.

Antonyms for league

Common opposites include non-league.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conference, coalition, alliance, club, company, commonwealth.

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