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Definition league in British English

league noun

[countable] noun
/liːɡ/
1

a group of teams or players who regularly compete against one another, put in order according to how many points they have won

Example

the Italian first-division football league

Example

Chelsea are top of the league again.

Example

league champions/leaders

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1.1

a list of organizations, places etc put in order according to how good they are in some way

Example

a league of Europe's cleanest beaches

Example

schools which are top of the performance league

1.2

relating to a football league in Britain

Example

league match/game/cup

2

a group of people or things that are similar in their quality, skills, or achievements

Example

He's not bad, but he's not in the same league as the others.

Example

If you ask me, Soderberg's in a different league from most Hollywood film directors.

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She's always been in a league of her own.

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She'll never go out with someone like you: she's way out of your league.

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3

a group of people, organizations, or countries that have joined together because they have the same interests or aims

Example

the League of Nations

Example

They agreed to form a league for independence.

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4

an old unit for measuring distance, equal to about five kilometres

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Definition league in British English