BIG LEAGUES

Meaning of BIG LEAGUES in English

ˌBig ˈLeagues, the BrE AmE noun [P]

the ↑ Major Leagues (=the teams that play at the highest level of professional ↑ baseball in the US) ⇨ ↑ Little Leagues

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Английский словарь Британика
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
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BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
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BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
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BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
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LEAGUES — Лиги
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAGUES — Лиги
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
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BIG — _I bɪg 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный; big repair капитальный ремонт 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BIG — big adj infml Frank Sinatra is very big in Las Vegas Фрэнк Синатра пользуется большой популярностью в Лас-Вегасе Soft drinks …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LEAGUES — Лиги
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEGRO LEAGUES — Associations of teams of black baseball players active largely between 1920 and the late 1940s. The principal leagues were the …
Английский словарь Британика
THE NEGRO LEAGUES — National Negro Leagues, the BrE AmE ( also the Negro Leagues ) several US ↑ basketball ↑ league s which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL NEGRO LEAGUES — National Negro Leagues, the BrE AmE ( also the Negro Leagues ) several US ↑ basketball ↑ league s which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL NEGRO LEAGUES, THE — National Negro Leagues, the BrE AmE ( also the Negro Leagues ) several US ↑ basketball ↑ league s which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINOR LEAGUES — ˌMinor ˈLeagues BrE AmE noun the Minor Leagues the groups of teams that form the lower levels of American professional …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAJOR LEAGUES — ˌMajor ˈLeagues BrE AmE noun the Major Leagues the group of teams that make up the highest level of American …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE LEAGUES — ˈLittle ˌLeagues BrE AmE trademark a baseball ↑ league for children in the US and Canada. Some other countries, for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG LEAGUES, THE — ˌBig ˈLeagues, the BrE AmE noun [P] the ↑ Major Leagues (=the teams that play at the highest level of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAIGE, SATCHEL — orig. Leroy Robert Paige born July 7, 1906?, Mobile, Ala., U.S. died June 8, 1982, Kansas City, Mo. U.S. baseball …
Английский словарь Британика
GIBSON, JOSH — in full Joshua Gibson born Dec. 21, 1911, Buena Vista, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 20, 1947, Pittsburgh, Pa. U.S. baseball …
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BASEBALL — Game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players (or 10, if a designated hitter bats …
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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
ICE HOCKEY — International ice hockey rink. Ice hockey requires two teams, each usually having six players, who wear ice skates, in play …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASEBALL
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UNION LEAGUE — also called Loyal League, in U.S. history, any of the associations originally organized in the North to inspire loyalty to …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEGRO LEAGUE — any of the associations of teams of African-American baseball players active largely between 1920 and the late 1940s, when black …
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LEUCAS
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LEONARD, BUCK — born Sept. 8, 1907, Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1997, Rocky Mount byname of Walter Fenner Leonard American …
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ANTIGONID DYNASTY — ruling house of ancient Macedonia from 306 to 168 BC. The Antigonid dynasty was established when Demetrius I Poliorcetes, the …
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MAJOR LEAGUE — ( major leagues) 1. The major leagues are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in …
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RENT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rent rise British English ▪ Tenants face huge rent rises. a rented flat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINOR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/minor mistake ▪ The essay was full of little mistakes. a little/minor mystery …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAJOR
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LEAGUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a football league (= a group of football teams who play against each other ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASEBALL — n. Game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players (or 10, if a designated hitter …
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