nnoun.groupan association of sports teams that organizes matches for its membersSynset:conference
Derivationally Related Form:league
Hypernyms:association
Inherited Hypernyms:leagueassociationorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Ivy Leaguebaseball leaguebasketball leaguebig leaguebowling leaguebush leagueclassdivisionfootball leaguehockey leaguemajor leaguemajorsminor leagueminors
Full Hyponyms:baseball leaguebasketball leaguebowling leagueclassfootball leaguehockey leagueivy leaguelittle leaguemajor leagueminor league
nnoun.groupan association of states or organizations or individuals for common actionDerivationally Related Form:league
Hypernyms:union
Inherited Hypernyms:leagueunionpolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Five NationsIroquois LeagueLeague of IroquoisSix Nations
Full Hyponyms:iroquois league
nnoun.quantityan obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)Hypernyms:linear measure linear unit
Inherited Hypernyms:leaguelinear unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:international mile land mile mi mile stat mi statute mile
vverb.changeunite to form a leagueDerivationally Related Form:league
Hypernyms:unify unite
Inherited Hypernyms:leagueunitejoin
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s