🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

스포츠 리그

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seupocheu ligeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sports League/spɔrts liɡ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지역 스포츠 리그는 매주 경기를 개최합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organization of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a structured format.

    "The National Football League is one of the most popular sports leagues in the United States."
  2. 2

    A group of sports teams that compete in a series of games or matches over a season.

    "The teams in the local basketball sports league meet every Saturday for their matches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sports' derives from the Old French 'desport', meaning 'leisure' or 'fun', which evolved in the late Middle Ages. 'League' comes from the Latin 'ligare', meaning 'to bind', which referred to a group of individuals or entities united for a common purpose, particularly in the context of competition.

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