The League of Nations
Preserved but no longer current.
A league, having headquarters at Geneva, formed after the close of World War I, largely through the exertions of W'oodrow Wilson, President of the United States 1913-21, whose action was, however, repudiated by the United
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The League of Nations” mean?
A league, having headquarters at Geneva, formed after the close of World War I, largely through the exertions of W'oodrow Wilson, President of the United States 1913-21, whose action was, however, repudiated by the United
Is “The League of Nations” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.