noun
a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑minors, ↑bush league
• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
• Hypernyms: ↑league, ↑conference
• Member Meronyms: ↑minor-league team, ↑minor-league club
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a league of professional sports teams, especially in ↑baseball, that play at a lower level than the major leagues
Useful english dictionary. 2012.