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major-league

[mey-jer leeg] / ˈmeɪ dʒər ˈlig /
NOUN
main sports league
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ADJECTIVE
relating to major leagues
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major league
NOUN
main sports league
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Example Sentences

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Adam says if the blackout is lifted, fans would be "basically able to watch every game in the Premier League", meaning they wouldn't watch their local non-league team.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

Coached by former Wales international Jeff Hopkins, who is now the Melbourne Victory women's coach, they played their first match since fleeing Kabul, a 0-0 draw against a local non-league team.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2022

Like me, Robert is a passionate Wolves supporter, but Kidderminster is his local non-league club and he is a regular visitor to our games and was at the match on Tuesday.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2022

Winkelman, a tireless and gifted salesman for Milton Keynes, argued they could not take the local non-league club, Milton Keynes City, and painstakingly build it up into the Football League.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2012

More people, of course, attend the lowest three divisions of the senior league than attend the Premiership, and there are countless thousands who choose to support their local non-league clubs at a lower level still.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2010




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