alliance

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French aliance (French: alliance).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ʌˈlaɪ.əns/

  Rhymes: -aɪəns

[edit] Noun

alliance (countable and uncountable; plural alliances)

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

   The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith.

   The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel.

3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall.
4. (countable) A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage

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[edit] Synonyms

• connection
• affinity
• union
• confederacy
• confederation
• league
• coalition

[edit] Related terms

• ally
• league

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French aliance, from alier (modern: allier) "to ally" (compare with Late Latin alligantia).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /aljɑ̃s/

[edit] Noun

alliance f. (plural alliances)

1. alliance, union
2. (wedding) ring