national leagues

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National leagues are sports competitions organized at the country level, typically the highest tier of professional play within a nation: The national league season runs from spring through fall.

In American baseball, the National League is one of two major leagues, distinguished from the American League by rules like the designated hitter.

The term often appears in discussions of promotion and relegation systems in European football.

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