"Premier League" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Premier League [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Premier League}} the Premier League
  1. The highest division of English football. Synonyms: Prem, Premiership Translations (division): Висша лига (Visša liga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), valioliiga (Finnish), Premier League [feminine] (German), Премьер Лигасы (Premer Ligasy) (Kazakh), премье́р-ли́га (premʹjér-líga) [feminine] (Russian), Ligi ya Premia (Swahili), Premier League (Swedish), พรีเมียร์ลีก (Thai), Ngoại Hạng Anh (Vietnamese), Uwch Gynghrair (Welsh)

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