league_of_nations (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *League of Nations*:
NOUN	group	League of Nations	an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

English > *League of Nations*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	An 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.
Broader	world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization	An international alliance involving many different countries
Catalan	League of Nations, Societat de Nacions

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