| Front | league |
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| Back | league W2 /liːɡ/ noun [countable] 1a group of sports teams or players who play games against each other to see who is best: He makes his football league debut tomorrow. the Rugby League Championship be (at the) top/bottom of the league (=be the best or the worst team in a group) 2a group of people or countries who have joined together because they have similar aims, political beliefs etc: the National Socialist League 3not be in the same league (as somebody/something) to be not nearly as good or important as someone or something else: They’re not in the same league as the French at making wine. 4be in a different league to be much better than someone or something else: For most of the match, Brazil were in a different league, and won 4–0. 5be out of your league to not be skilled or experienced enough to do or deal with something 6be in league (with somebody) to be working with someone secretly, especially for a bad purpose: Vernon was accused by his enemies of being in league with the devil. 7an ancient unit for measuring distance, equal to three miles or about 4,828 metres on land, and three nautical miles or 5,556 metres at sea |
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