League of Nations

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An international organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War. Its goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life. The predecessor of the United Nations.

Equivalents

EspañolSociedad de Naciones

FrançaisSociété des Nations

DeutschVölkerbund

17 more languages

العربيةعُصْبَةْ اَلْأُمَم

ΕλληνικάΚοινωνία των Εθνών

SuomiKansainliitto

GaeilgeConradh na Náisiún

ՀայերենԱզգերի լիգա

ÍslenskaÞjóðabandalagið

ItalianoSocietà delle Nazioni

日本語国際連盟

ქართულიერთა ლიგა

한국어국제연맹

NederlandsVolkenbond

PolskiLiga Narodów

PortuguêsLiga das Nações Sociedade das Nações

RomânăLiga Națiunilor

РусскийЛи́га На́ций

SvenskaNationernas förbund

ไทยสันนิบาตชาติ

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

League One league table League Two Leagued Leaguer leaguerer

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