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Noun league has 3 senses

league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
--₁ is a kind of association
--₁ has particulars:
major league, big league, majors; minor league, minors, bush league; baseball league; basketball league; bowling league; football league; hockey league; Ivy League; class, division

Derived form: verb league₁
league - an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
--₂ is a kind of union
--₂ has particulars:
Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Five Nations, Six Nations

Derived form: verb league₁
league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
--₃ is a kind of linear unit
--₃ has parts: mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi

Verb league has 1 sense

league - unite to form a league
--₁ is one way to unite, unify

Derived forms: noun league₂, noun league₁
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