League of Nations

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper nounthe League of Nations
  1. 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.

Translations

Afrikaans Volkebond
  • Volkebondinternational organization
Arabic عُصْبَةْ اَلْأُمَم
  • عُصْبَةْ اَلْأُمَم (ʕuṣbat al-ʔumam)international organization
Basque Nazioen Liga
  • Nazioen Ligainternational organization
Bulgarian О́бщество на наро́дите
  • О́бщество на наро́дите (Óbštestvo na naródite)international organization
Catalan Societat de Nacions
  • Societat de Nacionsinternational organization
Chinese Mandarin 國際聯盟 /国际联盟
  • 國際聯盟 /国际联盟 (Guójì liánméng)international organization
Czech Společnost národů
  • Společnost národůinternational organization
Danish Folkeforbund
  • Folkeforbundinternational organization
Dutch Volkenbond
  • Volkenbondinternational organization
Esperanto Ligo de Nacioj
  • Ligo de Naciojinternational organization
Estonian Rahvasteliit
  • Rahvasteliitinternational organization
Finnish Kansainliitto
  • Kansainliittointernational organization
French Société des Nations
  • Société des Nationsinternational organization
German Völkerbund
  • Völkerbundinternational organization
Greek Κοινωνία των Εθνών
  • Κοινωνία των Εθνών (Koinonía ton Ethnón)international organization
Hebrew חבר הלאומים
  • חבר הלאומיםinternational organization
Hindi राष्ट्र संघ
  • राष्ट्र संघ (rāṣṭra saṅgh)international organization
Hungarian Népszövetség
  • Népszövetséginternational organization
Icelandic Þjóðabandalagið
  • Þjóðabandalagiðinternational organization
Indonesian Liga Bangsa-Bangsa
  • Liga Bangsa-Bangsainternational organization
Irish Conradh na Náisiún
  • Conradh na Náisiúninternational organization
Italian Società delle Nazioni
  • Società delle Nazioniinternational organization
Japanese 国際連盟
  • 国際連盟 (Kokusai renmei)international organization
Korean 국제연맹
  • 국제연맹 (Gukjeyeonmaeng)international organization
Latin Societas Civitatum
  • Societas Civitatuminternational organization
Latvian Tautu Savienība
  • Tautu Savienībainternational organization
Lithuanian Tautų Sąjunga
  • Tautų Sąjungainternational organization
Malay Liga Bangsa
  • Liga Bangsainternational organization
Norwegian Bokmål Folkeforbundet
  • Folkeforbundetinternational organization
Persian جامعه ملل
  • جامعه ملل (jâme'e-ye melal)international organization
Polish Liga Narodów
  • Liga Narodówinternational organization
Portuguese Sociedade das Nações, Liga das Nações
  • Sociedade das Naçõesinternational organization
  • Liga das Naçõesinternational organization
Romanian Liga Națiunilor
  • Liga Națiunilorinternational organization
Russian Ли́га На́ций
  • Ли́га На́ций (Líga Nácij)international organization
Slovak Spoločnosť národov
  • Spoločnosť národovinternational organization
Spanish Sociedad de Naciones
  • Sociedad de Nacionesinternational organization
Swahili Shirikisho la Mataifa
  • Shirikisho la Mataifainternational organization
Swedish Nationernas förbund
  • Nationernas förbundinternational organization
Thai สันนิบาตชาติ
  • สันนิบาตชาติ (săn-ní-bàat châat)international organization
Turkish Milletler Cemiyeti
  • Milletler Cemiyetiinternational organization
Ukrainian Лі́га На́цій
  • Лі́га На́цій (Líha Nácij)international organization
Urdu جمعیت اقوام
  • جمعیت اقوام (jamiyyat-e aqwâm)international organization
Vietnamese Hội Quốc Liên
  • Hội Quốc Liêninternational organization
Welsh Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd
  • Cynghrair y Cenhedloeddinternational organization
Yiddish פֿעלקער־ליגע
  • פֿעלקער־ליגע (felker-lige)international organization
Cite this entry
APA

League of Nations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/League%20of%20Nations

MLA

“League of Nations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/League%20of%20Nations. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “League of Nations,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/League%20of%20Nations.

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