No. 285 in Czech
ligy
The Czech word "ligy" means "leagues" in English (plural form of "liga").
In a sentence
Tento fotbalový tým hraje v první lize.
This football team plays in the first league.
The word 'ligy' in this context refers to a sports league, as part of a system of different levels or divisions in sports.
Postoupili jsme do vyšší ligy po vítězství v posledním zápase.
We advanced to a higher league after the victory in the last match.
Here, 'ligy' denotes a different tier in the hierarchy of sports competition levels.
V historii této ligy nebylo nikdy tak mnoho týmů.
In the history of this league, there have never been so many teams.
In this sentence, 'ligy' refers to one specific league in particular and its historical records.
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