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Look up: League

  1. League
    Lengths: 3 miles (usually). Many different definitions.
    Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.h

  2. League
    Ancient Measurement Terms: In the Devonshire Domesday Book, usually 1½ miles.
    Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.h

  3. league
    [n] - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles) 2. [n] - an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action 3. [n] - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members 4. [v] - unite to form a league
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. League
    Old imperial unit of distance.Conversions1 league (UK nautical)=3.4545455 miles1 league (US)=3 miles1 league (International nautical)=3.4523383 miles1 league (UK nautical)=5559.552 mttle='League';xiunt='m';yiunt='league (UK nautical)';mconv=5559.552;cconv=0.0; See also: Length.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  5. League
    League noun [ Confer Middle English legue , lieue , a measure of length, French lieue , Pr. lega , legua , Italian & Late Latin lega , Spanish legua , Portuguese legoa , legua ; all from...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23

  6. League
    League noun [ French ligue , Late Latin liga , from Latin ligare to bind; confer Spanish liga . Confer Ally a confederate, Ligature .] An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23

  7. League
    League intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Leagued ; present participle & verbal noun Leaguing .] [ Confer French se liguer . See 2d League .] To unite in a leagu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23

  8. League
    League transitive verb To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23

  9. league
    1. 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 thre...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. league
    noun an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. league
    noun an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. league
    verb unite to form a league
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. League
    • (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements. • (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. • (n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. league
    any of several European units of measurement ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km). In English-speaking countries the land league is ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/26

  15. league
    league 1. An association of nations, states, organizations, or businesses with common interests or goals. 2. An association of sports clubs or teams that compete with each other. 3. Etymology: 'alliance', from 1452, ligg, from Middle French ligue, 'confederacy, league'; from Italian lega, from leg...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  16. League
    an alliance of teams that organizes sporting competition.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

  17. League
    League or Holy League,in French history, organization of Roman Catholics, aimed at the suppression of Protestantism and Protestant political influence in France. It was foreshadowed as early as 1561 by the formation of the triumvirate of Anne, duc de Montmorency; François, 2d duc de Guise (see ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0

  18. League
    A league was a measurement of distance, varying in different countries. The English land league is three statute miles, and the nautical league three equatorial miles, or 3.457875 statute miles. The French metric league is reckoned as equal to four kilometres or 4374 yards.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  19. League
    an alliance of teams that organizes sporting competition.
    Found on http://www.firstbasesports.com/soccer_gl

  20. League
    a version of rugby played normally with 13 players under different laws than Rugby Union. The two codes deviated over professionalism and until rugby union went professional in 1995 there was deep-rooted antagonism between the two codes.
    Found on http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/pag

  21. League
    (unit) A `league` is a unit of length (or, rarely, area). It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour. Since the Middle Ages many values have been s...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League



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