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Definition of League
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League
A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc. To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate. To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements. Related Definitions:
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League Quotations
To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game. Enos Slaughter You never know who will win and I think that is the great thing about this league (as a player) because it gives you a lot of hope that this could be your year. Michael Strahan None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots. Thurgood Marshall Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Yogi Berra I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house. Yogi Berra |
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League Translations
league in Dutch is bond, liga, verbond league in Finnish is liitto League in German is Liga, Bund, Liga league in Hungarian is liga, 4.8 km league in Norwegian is forbund, liga league in Portuguese is liga league in Spanish is liga |
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