league
/liːɡ/
noun
Meaning
A group or association of cooperating members.
"the League of Nations"
An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
"My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball."
(often in the negative) A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
"Forget about dating him; he's out of your league."
A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
verb
Meaning
To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
noun
Meaning
A version of rugby football, played between two teams of thirteen.