BIG LEAGUES, THE

Meaning of BIG LEAGUES, THE 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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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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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 …
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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 …
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NATIONAL NEGRO LEAGUES, THE — National Negro Leagues, the BrE AmE ( also the Negro Leagues ) several US ↑ basketball ↑ league s which …
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MINOR LEAGUES — ˌMinor ˈLeagues BrE AmE noun the Minor Leagues the groups of teams that form the lower levels of American professional …
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MAJOR LEAGUES — ˌMajor ˈLeagues BrE AmE noun the Major Leagues the group of teams that make up the highest level of American …
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LITTLE LEAGUES — ˈLittle ˌLeagues BrE AmE trademark a baseball ↑ league for children in the US and Canada. Some other countries, for …
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BIG LEAGUES — ˌBig ˈLeagues, the BrE AmE noun [P] the ↑ Major Leagues (=the teams that play at the highest level of …
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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; …
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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 …
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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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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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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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RIGHT
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RENT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rent rise British English ▪ Tenants face huge rent rises. a rented flat …
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