League of Nations
English
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.
Translations
international organization
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Further reading
- “League of Nations”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “League of Nations”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “League of Nations, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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