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1. (n.) alliance
the act of allying, or the state of being allied.
2. alliance
a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.
3. alliance
a merging of efforts or interests:
an alliance between church and state.
4. alliance
the persons or entities so allied.
5. alliance
marriage or the family relationship created by marriage.
6. alliance
close relationship or correspondence; affinity:
the alliance between logic and metaphysics.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF)
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| Definition of 'Alliance' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) alliance, confederation
the state of being allied or confederated
2. (noun) alliance, bond
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
"the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
3. (noun) alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
4. (noun) alliance
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
5. (noun) confederation, alliance
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
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1. (noun) alliance
an agreement to work toward similar goals
The alliance did not last.
2. alliance
a group formed from this agreement
a military alliance
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| Definition of 'Alliance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Alliance
the state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England
2. (noun) Alliance
any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity
3. (noun) Alliance
the persons or parties allied
4. (verb) Alliance
to connect by alliance; to ally
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Alliance
The relationship that results from a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. See also coalition; multinational.
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Sense: a state, person etc allied with another
The two countries were allies at that time.; the alliance between Britain and France; The three countries entered into an alliance.
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 Afrikaans: alliansie |
 Arabic: حِلْف، تَحَالُف |
 Bulgarian: съюз |
 Brazilian: aliança |
 Czech: spojenectví |
 German: das Bündnis |
 Danish: alliance; forbund |
 Greek: συμμαχία |
 Spanish: alianza |
 Estonian: liit |
 Farsi: ائتلاف؛ اتحاد |
 Finnish: liitto |
 French: alliance |
 Hebrew: בְּרִית |
 Hindi: गठबंधन |
 Croatian: savez |
 Hungarian: szövetség |
 Indonesian: persekutuan |
 Icelandic: bandalag |
 Italian: alleanza |
 Japanese: 同盟 |
 Korean: 동맹 |
 Lithuanian: sąjunga |
 Latvian: savienība; alianse |
 Malay: persekutuan |
 Dutch: bondgenootschap |
 Norwegian: forbund, allianse |
 Polish: sojusz |
 Persian: ائتلاف؛ اتحاد |
 Pashto: اتحاد، ایتلاف |
 Portuguese: aliança |
 Romanian: alianţă |
 Russian: союз |
 Slovak: spojenectvo |
 Slovenian: zveza |
 Serbian: savez |
 Swedish: förbund, allians |
 Thai: พันธมิตร |
 Turkish: ittifak |
 Taiwanese: 聯盟 |
 Ukrainian: союз; альянс |
 Urdu: اتحاد |
 Vietnamese: khối đồng minh |
 Chinese: 联盟 |
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