league

n. group of people (or parties, countries, etc.) who have joined together for a particular purpose, association, confederation, union, alliance; group of athletic teams; unit of distance

v. join together, unite in a league

League can mean:League (unit), an obsolete unit of length of an hour's walk: usually equal to three miles. However, the Roman league was half this length: 1.5 Roman miles (7500 Roman feet or 2.22 km)League (Inner Mongolia), an administrative division in Inner MongoliaThe sport of Rugby league, which is sometimes referred to as just "league"League Collegiate Wear, a rapidly-growing Philly-100 college apparel companyLa Lega, an Italian popular song
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Noun
1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
(synonym) conference
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) major league, big league, majors
2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
(hypernym) union
(hyponym) Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Five Nations, Six Nations
3. an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-meronym) mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi
Verb
1. unite to form a league
(hypernym) unite, unify

(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.
  

(v. i.)
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
  

(n.)
An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc.
  

(n.)
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
  

(n.)
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 three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
  

a treaty or confederacy. The Jews were forbidden to enter into an alliance of any kind (1) with the Canaanites (Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:12-16); (2) with the Amalekites (Ex. 17:8, 14; Deut. 25:17-19); (3) with the Moabites and Ammonites (Deut. 2:9, 19). Treaties were permitted to be entered into with all other nations. Thus David maintained friendly intercourse with the kings of Tyre and Hamath, and Solomon with the kings of Tyre and Egypt.