No. 636 in Croatian

liga

"League" (a group or association for a common purpose, especially sports).

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Hajduk je osvojio hrvatsku nogometnu ligu.
Hajduk won the Croatian football league.
Here, 'liga' is used to denote a sports league, specifically a football league.
Ove godine sudjeluju u europskoj ligi prvaka.
This year they are participating in the European Champions League.
In this context, 'liga' refers to an international level sports competition.
Organizirali smo debatu u školskom debatnom ligi.
We organized a debate in the school debate league.
Here, 'liga' is used to describe a structured group or association organized around debates within an educational context.

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