"League" meaning in English

See League in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Leagues [plural]
Etymology: English surname, perhaps a spelling variant of Leake. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Leake}} Leake Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Leagues}} League (plural Leagues)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-League-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the League [canonical]
Etymology: Ellipsis. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the League
  1. Ellipsis of League of Nations.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: League of Nations
    Sense id: en-League-en-name-JeIOHR4H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for League meaning in English (1.5kB)

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