Meaning of alliance | Babel Free
əˈlaɪ.ənsDefinitions
- A former unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, now incorporated into the city of Arcata.
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The state of being allied. uncountable
- wedding ring, wedding band
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to join by political agreement, marriage, friendship etc. Small countries must ally themselves with larger countries in order to survive. verbind يُحَالِف، يُصَاهِر съюзявам aliar-se spojit se (s) sich verbünden alliere; forene συμμαχώaliarse liituma متحد شدن liittoutua s'allier לָבוֹא בִּברִית עִם- गठबंधन करना udružiti se szövetkezik sekutu sameina, tengja allearsi 同盟する 동맹을 맺다 prisijungti, tapti sąjungininku apvienoties; noslēgt savienību menyertai verbindenforene, alliere sprzymierzać się ی... etc
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, United States.
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The act of allying or uniting. countable
- political coalition
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a state, person etc allied with another. The two countries were allies at that time. bondgenoot حَلِيف съюзник aliado spojenec der/die Verbündete(r) allieret; forbundsfælle σύμμαχοςaliado liitlane هم پیمان liittolainen allié בַּעֲל בּרִית मित्र, सहबद्ध saveznici szövetséges bersekutu bandamaður; bandalagsaðili alleato 同盟国・者 동맹 sąjungininkas sabiedrotais bersekutu bondgenootalliert, forbundsfellesojusznik هم وعدی aliado aliat союзник spojenec zaveznik saveznik bundsförvant คนหรือประเทศที่อยู่ใ... etc
- A city, the county seat of Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States.
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A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league. countable
- covenant
- the alliance between Britain and France; The three countries entered into an alliance. alliansie حِلْف، تَحَالُف съюз aliança spojenectví das Bündnis alliance; forbund συμμαχίαalianza liit ائتلاف؛ اتحاد liitto allianceברית गठबंधन savez szövetség persekutuan bandalag alleanza 同盟 동맹 sąjunga savienība; alianse persekutuan bondgenootschapforbund, alliansesojusz اتحاد، ایتلاف aliança alianţă союз spojenectvo zveza savez förbund, allians พันธมิตร ittifak 聯盟 союз; альянс اتحاد khối đồng minh 联盟
- A town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States.
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Marriage. India, countable, dated, uncountable
- ark
- alianza, unión; acuerdo.
- A city situated mostly in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
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Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. countable
- A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes: an alliance of labor unions opposing the bill.
- A master planned community in Denton County and Tarrant County, Texas, United States.
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The persons or parties allied. countable, uncountable
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Synonym of cohort (“group of orders of organisms”). countable, dated, uncountable
- A connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie: the shifting alliances within a large family.
- A village in central Alberta, Canada.
- Close similarity in nature or type; affinity: the ancient alliance between mathematics and music.
- A town in Suriname, on the banks of the Suriname River.
- The act of becoming allied or the condition of being allied: the church, acting in alliance with community groups.
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Ellipsis of Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Northern-Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- the act of allying or state of being allied; union; confederation
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The alliance in the 1980s between the SDP and the Liberal Party, precursor of the Liberal Democrats. UK, historical
- a formal agreement or pact, esp a military one, between two or more countries to achieve a particular aim
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
ittifaq
Беларуская
саюз
Català
aliança
Ελληνικά
συμμαχία
Esperanto
alianco
Español
alianza
Français
alliance
Gàidhlig
càirdeas
עברית
ברית
Magyar
szövetség
Íslenska
bandalag
한국어
동맹
Latina
alligantia
ລາວ
ພັນທະມິດ
Lietuvių
sąjunga
Latviešu
savienība
Bahasa Melayu
perikatan
မြန်မာဘာသာ
မဟာမိတ်
Nederlands
alliantie
Română
alianță
Slovenčina
zväz
Svenska
allians
Kiswahili
fungamano
తెలుగు
అనుబంధము
ไทย
พันธมิตร
Tagalog
alyansa
Tiếng Việt
đồng minh
Examples
“matrimonial alliances”
“an alliance between church and state, or between two countries”
“And as for kindred , there is no Alliance neerer vnto any one, than their Countrey , that is to be vnto vs another God, and our prime and deareſt Parent.”
“the alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel”
“the alliance […] between logic and metaphysics”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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