Definition of alliance Alliance
/ΚlajΛΚns/ - [ulayuns] - Alβ’liβ’ance
We found 21 definitions of alliance from 9 different sources.
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What does alliance mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: alliances |
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| alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty | ||
| coalition, alignment, alinement | ||
| nonalignment, nonalinement people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty | ||
| organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
| combination the act of combining things to form a new whole | ||
| allies an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy | ||
| bloc, axis a group of countries in special alliance | ||
| allies an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy | ||
| central powers in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies | ||
| allies an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy | ||
| axis the center around which something rotates | ||
| entente, entente cordiale a friendly understanding between political powers | ||
| popular front a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent | ||
| global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries | ||
| ally a friendly nation | ||
| alliance - 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" | ||
| bond | ||
| connectedness, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | ||
| alliance - the state of being allied or confederated | ||
| confederation | ||
| coalition, fusion the state of being combined into one body | ||
| alliance - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim | ||
| alliance - the act of forming an alliance or confederation | ||
| confederation | ||
| group action action taken by a group of people | ||
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Wiktionary 
- alliance (Noun)
The state of being allied. - alliance (Noun)
The act of allying or uniting. - alliance (Noun)
A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc. , especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league. - alliance (Noun)
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. - alliance (Noun)
The persons or parties allied. - alliance (Verb)
To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- alliance (n.)
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. - alliance (n.)
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. - alliance (n.)
The persons or parties allied. - alliance (v. t.)
To connect by alliance; to ally.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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alliance
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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alliance
al-lΔ«β²ans, n. state of being allied: union by marriage or treaty. [See Ally.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β΅
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alliance
A league or confederacy between sovereigns or states, for mutual safety and defence. Subjects of allies cannot trade with the common enemy, on pain of the property being confiscated as prize to the captors.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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alliance
In a military sense, signifies a treaty entered into by sovereign states for their mutual safety and defense. In this sense alliances may be divided into such as are offensive, where the contracting parties oblige themselves jointly to attack some other power; and into such as are defensive, whereby the contracting powers bind themselves to stand by and defend one another, in case of being attacked by any other power. Alliances are variously distinguished according to their object, the parties in them, etc. Hence we read of equal, unequal, triple, quadruple, grand, offensive, defensive alliances, etc.
Wikipedia 
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An alliance is an agreement between two or more parties. It is made to benefit both parties.
The word "alliance" is used mainly in war. When two or more countries make an alliance, that means they promise to help each other
during war. Countries that have an alliance are called "allies". When talking about countries that have an alliance, people say they are "allied".
There can be only two countries in an alliance, or there can be more than two countries in an alliance. An example of an alliance with more than two countries is the Central Powers in World War I. This alliance was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
Part of speech
π€- alliance, noun, singular of alliances.
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