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“leagues”
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 legare, "to tie, to bind"; from Latin ligare, "to bind".
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 legare, "to tie, to bind"; from Latin ligare, "to bind".
Originally it referred to "among nations", subsequently it was extended to political associations (1846) and sports associations (1879).