respective league

collocation in English

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respective
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈspek.tɪv/us
/rɪˈspek.tɪv/
relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have ...
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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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(Definition ofrespectiveandleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Success came instantly as the team managed to win theirrespectiveleaguein their first season.
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It is important to note that because of this, the league rankings are not based merely on the basketball strength of eachrespectiveleague.
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The countries involved could either send theirrespectiveleaguewinners and runners-up, or league winners and cup winners to take part.
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Both teams won theirrespectiveleaguechampionships.
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Only four other pitchers since had led theirrespectiveleaguewithout winning more than twenty games in the season.
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The award is given annually to the baseball hitters voted the most effective in eachrespectiveleague.
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The league toppers will contest in theirrespectiveleaguefinals.
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In 1949 both of the clubs sides won theirrespectiveleaguechampionships plus a full set of local cups.
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They were league champions in theirrespectiveleaguein 1940, 1948, and 1962.
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Two of the youth teams were also affected by this decision didn't play thererespectiveleaguegames.
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Actively involved in sports since the age of six, he helped lead several youth sporting organizations to theirrespectiveleaguechampionships and was also an avid mountain biker and waterman.
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Both, in their respective leagues, are the finest teams in the country.
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Both our mens and womens first teams finished 2nd in their respective leagues, earning them the right to compete in the national play-offs.
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Most of the major professional teams have won multiple championships in their respective leagues.
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The football and rugby team haven't seen similar fortune, though - both clubs finishing bottom of their respective leagues in the 2005-06 season.
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The previous year saw all three second place teams win their respective leagues.
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In the 1980 season, all four teams reached the championship round of their respective leagues.
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Together, they would come to represent their respective leagues as dominant starting pitchers for seasons to come.
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The top vote-getters at each position and the top three among outfielders, were named the starters for their respective leagues.
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The agreement also called for a title game to be played between the champions of the respective leagues.
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