league

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
  2. noun an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
  3. noun an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

Etymology

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”).

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conference

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