MINOR LEAGUE

Meaning of MINOR LEAGUE in English

■ noun N. Amer. a league below the level of the major league in a professional sport, especially baseball.

↘[as modifier ] insignificant: a minor-league villain.

Derivatives

minor-leaguer noun

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MINOR LEAGUE — noun Date: 1885 a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues, minor-league adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINOR-LEAGUE — adjective see: minor league
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINOR-LEAGUE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: minor league 1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a minor league in sports …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — noun : a league or association of professional clubs in a particular sport (as baseball or ice hockey) other than …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINOR-LEAGUE — /muy"neuhr leeg"/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to a minor league. 2. of little import or consequence: a painter …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — any association of professional sports teams other than the major leagues, esp. when the member teams are associated with or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — professional sports league ranked below the major league (usually for players beginning their professional sports careers)
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MINOR-LEAGUE — see minor league
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MINOR LEAGUE — Date: 1885 : a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues • minor-league adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MINOR LEAGUE — Function: noun Date: 1885 : a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues – …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — [minor league] n (1889): a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINOR-LEAGUE — minor-league BrE AmE ˈmaɪn ə liːɡ AmE \ - ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINOR-LEAGUE — adjective [ only before noun ] ( NAmE ) 1. ( sport ) connected with teams in the minor leagues …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — ➡ minor league
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — (also ˈMinor league ) noun ( NAmE ) a league of professional sports teams, especially in baseball , that play …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINOR-LEAGUE — ˌminor-ˈleague BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . connected with the Minor Leagues: a minor-league team 2 . not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINOR-LEAGUE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a minor-league catcher EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because they made a deal with a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINOR-LEAGUE — Function: adjective Synonyms: MINOR 2, bush, bush-league, dinky, insignificant, lesser, secondary, small, small-fry, small-time
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MINOR-LEAGUE — adjective Synonyms: minor 2, bush, bush-league, dinky, insignificant, lesser, secondary, small, small-fry, small-time
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINOR-LEAGUE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MINOR-LEAGUE — adj. Minor-league is used with these nouns: ↑ baseball , ↑ hockey
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MINOR LEAGUE — ➡ football – British style
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MINOR LEAGUE — спорт низшая лига
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINOR LEAGUE — _спорт. низшая лига
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MINOR LEAGUE — спорт низшая лига
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MINOR LEAGUE — низшая лига
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MINOR LEAGUE — низшая лига
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MINOR LEAGUE — спорт. низшая лига
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MINOR LEAGUE — спорт. низшая лига
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MINOR LEAGUE — _спорт. низшая лига
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MINOR LEAGUE — спорт. низшая лига
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MINOR LEAGUE — низшая лига В бейсболе [baseball] лига профессиональных клубов, которые не входят ни в одну из двух высших лиг [major league] ср тж …
MINOR LEAGUE — низшая лига В бейсболе [baseball] лига профессиональных клубов, которые не входят ни в одну из двух высших лиг [major league]Ср. …
MINOR LEAGUE — спорт низшая лига
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINOR — adj minor (1. lesser, smaller; 2. [Law] under age; 3. [Mus.]); Asia Minor Asia Minor; le ordines minor [Eccl.] the …
Interlingua English vocab
LEAGUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League …
Английский словарь Британика
MINOR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg sometimes ˈlig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lege, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Gaulish origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINOR — (n.) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which …
Английский словарь Webster
LEAGUE — (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
MINOR — ( n. ) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — ( v. t. ) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MINOR — /muy"neuhr/ , adj. 1. lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — league 1 /leeg/ , n. , v. , leagued, leaguing . n. 1. a covenant or compact made between persons, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINOR — I. ˈmī-nər adjective Etymology: Latin, smaller, inferior; akin to Old High German minniro smaller, Latin minuere to lessen Date: 1526 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg noun Etymology: Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga Date: 14th century 1. : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MINOR
Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — noun a stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. 2. league ·vi to unite …
Webster English vocab
MINOR — [mi.nor] adj [L, smaller, inferior; akin to OHG minniro smaller, L minuere to lessen] (1526) 1: inferior in importance, size, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — [league] n [ME leuge, lege, fr. LL leuga] (14c) 1: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINOR — also called Infant, person below the legal age of majority or adulthood. The age of majority varies in different countries, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAGUE — any of several units of measure ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km). In English-speaking countries …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINOR — minor, Minor BrE AmE ˈmaɪn ə AmE \ - ə r (= miner) ▷ minor|ed d ▷ minoring ˈmaɪn ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINOR — / ˈmaɪnə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] not very large, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — / liːg; NAmE / noun 1. a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINOR — I. mi ‧ nor 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈmaɪnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAGUE — league W2 /liːɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: ligue 'agreement to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINOR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINOR — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAGUE — n. & v. n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MINOR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. …
Oxford English vocab
LEAGUE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual …
Oxford English vocab
MINOR — ( minors, minoring, minored) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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