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Allies

//ˈælaɪz// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    plural of Allie form-of, plural
  3. 3
    The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China. plural, plural-only
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of ally form-of, plural
  2. 2
    an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy wordnet
  3. 3
    in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers wordnet
  4. 4
    the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ally form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

Proprialisation of allies, the plural of ally.

Etymology 2

Allie + -s.

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