Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of being allied.

    Allianz, Zusammenschluss, Verbund

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

    the state of being allied or confederated

  2. (countable)The act of allying or uniting.

    the act of forming an alliance or confederation

  3. (countable)A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

    matrimonial alliances

    an alliance between church and state, or welded by two countries

    Allianz, Bündnis

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

  4. A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

    (India, countable, dated, uncountable)Marriage.

    a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

  5. (countable)Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

    Allianz, Bund, Bündnis

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

    сою́зsojúz, алья́нсalʹjáns

  6. (countable, uncountable)The persons or parties allied.

    Verbündeten, Bündnis, Allianz

    алья́нсalʹjáns

  7. (countable, dated, uncountable)Synonym of cohort (“group of orders of organisms”).

Examples

54 sentences
  1. Germany made an alliance with Italy.

    ruГермания заключила союз с Италией.

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  2. Our alliance with Tom paid off.

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  3. Many countries have joined the defensive alliance.

    deViele Länder sind dem Verteidigungsbündnis beigetreten.

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  4. There is an important alliance between these two countries.

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  5. Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.

    ruЯпония вступила в союз с Францией незадолго до войны.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to al

From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.

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Forms

plural: alliances
Singularalliance
Pluralalliances

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
act of allying:unionB1
union by relationship in qualities:connectionB1affinityallyship
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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