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SPL

SPL

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The top professional football league in Scotland from 1998 to 2013
  • proper noun
  • UK
translation icon : SPL
  • After 2013, the SPL was replaced by the Scottish Premiership.

Examples

  • He dreamed of playing in the SPL for one of the famous Glasgow clubs.

  • The SPL attracted many talented players from around the world during its existence.

  • The SPL was founded in 1998.

  • Many fans remember the excitement of the SPL matches.

  • Many fans remember the excitement of the SPL matches.

  • The SPL attracted many talented players from around the world during its existence.

  • He dreamed of playing in the SPL for one of the famous Glasgow clubs.

Synonyms

premiership
vsSPL
  • UK
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The top league in a sport where the best teams play

is the specific Scottish top division that existed from 1998 to 2013

Surface Forms

SPL main

Morphology

SPL = S + P + L

This is an initialism (Scottish Premier League); the initials do not allow learners to infer the meaning without knowing the full phrase.

Etymology

SPL also named the Scottish Premier League, where 'premier' means 'top' and 'league' is a group of teams. That makes SPL easy to remember: it was the top division of professional football in Scotland from 1998 to 2013.