HyperDic: league_of_nations

English > 1 sense of the expression League of Nations:
NOUNgroupLeague of Nationsan international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations
English > League of Nations: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never / never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed.
Broaderworld organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organizationAn international alliance involving many different countries
CatalanLeague of Nations, Societat de Nacions

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