ליגה

Hebrew

Etymology

From European languages; compare English league, Russian ли́га (líga). The sports sense and the unit of distance ultimately have distinct origins; see league.

Noun

לִיגָה • (líga) f (plural indefinite לִיגוֹת‎, singular construct לִיגַת־‎, plural construct לִיגוֹת־‎)

  1. (sports) A league: an organization of competing sports teams.
    ‏ליגת האלופות‎‎ ― lígat-ha'alufót ― the Champions League
  2. A league: any of various units of length, typically between 2 and 5 km.
  3. A league: a group or association.
    ‏הליגה האטית־דלית‎‎ ― halíga ha'átit-délit ― the Delian [literally Attic-Delian] League
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