Meanings
alliance1
nounalliance (countable and uncountable, plural alliances)
plural alliances · alternative obsolete alliaunce
- uncountableThe state of being allied.
- countableA union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
matrimonial alliances
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an alliance between church and state, or welded by two countries
- IndiacountabledateduncountableMarriage.
- countableAny union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
the alliance […] between logic and metaphysics
1860, Henry Longueville Mansel, Prolegomena Logica: An Inquiry Into the Psychological Character of Logical Processes2 more examples
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.
1624, William Udall, The Historie of the Life and Death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotlandthe alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel
1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms DiscriminatedSynonyms: connection, affinity, union, allyship
- countableuncountableThe persons or parties allied.
Synonyms: coalition, league, confederation, team, axis
verballiance (third-person singular simple present alliances, present participle alliancing, simple past and past participle allianced)
present singular third person alliances · participle present alliancing · participle past allianced · past allianced · alternative obsolete alliaunce
Alliance2
proper noun
- A former unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, now incorporated into the city of Arcata.
- A city, the county seat of Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city situated mostly in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
- A master planned community in Denton County and Tarrant County, Texas, United States.
- Northern IrelandabbreviationellipsisgovernmentEllipsis of Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.
- UKhistoricalgovernmentThe alliance in the 1980s between the SDP and the Liberal Party, precursor of the Liberal Democrats.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of allying or uniting.
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nounAny union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
nounThe persons or parties allied.
nounSynonym of cohort (“group of orders of organisms”).
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
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nounan organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchalliance
- Old Frenchaliance
- Middle Englishalliaunce
- Englishalliance
From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.
More words from Middle English, Old French, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek συμμαχία
- συμμαχία (summakhía)state of being allied
Arabic تَحَالُف, اِتِّحَاد
- تَحَالُف (taḥāluf)state of being allied
- اِتِّحَاد (ittiḥād)state of being allied
- اِتِّفَاق (ittifāq)state of being allied
- تَحَالُف (taḥāluf)treaty between nations
- حِلْف (ḥilf)treaty between nations
Bulgarian съю́з, алиа́нс
- съю́з (săjúz)state of being allied
- алиа́нс (aliáns)state of being allied
- съю́з (săjúz)union resembling that of families or states
- алиа́нс (aliáns)union resembling that of families or states
- алиа́нс (aliáns)treaty between nations
Catalan aliança, aliança
- aliançastate of being allied
- aliançaunion resembling that of families or states
- aliançapersons or parties allied
- aliançatreaty between nations
Chinese Cantonese 同盟
- 同盟state of being allied
Chinese Mandarin 同盟, 聯合 /联合
- 同盟 (tóngméng)state of being allied
- 聯合 /联合 (liánhé)union resembling that of families or states
- 聯繫 /联系 (liánxì)union resembling that of families or states
- 同盟者 (tóngméngzhě)persons or parties allied
- 盟友 (méngyǒu)persons or parties allied
- 聯盟 /联盟 (liánméng)union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.
- 結盟 /结盟 (jiéméng)union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.
- 同盟 (tóngméng)treaty between nations
- 邦聯 /邦联 (bānglián)treaty between nations
- 聯盟 /联盟 (liánméng)treaty between nations
Czech unie, svaz
- uniestate of being allied
- svazstate of being allied
- aliancestate of being allied
- aliancetreaty between nations
Danish forbund, sammenslutning
- forbundstate of being allied
- sammenslutningstate of being allied
- alliancestate of being allied
Dutch alliantie, alliantie
- alliantiestate of being allied
- alliantietreaty between nations
Esperanto alianco, alianco
- aliancounion resembling that of families or states
- aliancopersons or parties allied
Estonian liit, allianss
- liitstate of being allied
- allianssstate of being allied
- liittreaty between nations
- alliansstreaty between nations
Finnish liitto, liittouma
- liittostate of being allied
- liittoumastate of being allied
- allianssistate of being allied
- sideunion resembling that of families or states
- yhteysunion resembling that of families or states
- liittoutuneetpersons or parties allied
- liittoumaunion or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.
- liittoumatreaty between nations
- liittoutumatreaty between nations
- liittokuntatreaty between nations
- liittotreaty between nations
French alliance, alliance
- alliancestate of being allied
- allianceunion resembling that of families or states
- alliancepersons or parties allied
- allianceunion or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.
- alliancetreaty between nations
German Allianz, Zusammenschluss
- Allianzstate of being allied
- Zusammenschlussstate of being allied
- Verbundstate of being allied
- Bundstate of being allied
- Bündnisstate of being allied
- Allianzunion resembling that of families or states
- Bundunion resembling that of families or states
- Bündnisunion resembling that of families or states
- Verbündetenpersons or parties allied
- Bündnispersons or parties allied
- Allianzpersons or parties allied
- Allianztreaty between nations
Greek συμμαχία, συμμαχία
- συμμαχία (symmachía)state of being allied
- συμμαχία (symmachía)treaty between nations
Hebrew בְּרִית, ברית
- בְּרִית (brit)state of being allied
- ברית (brit)union resembling that of families or states
- ברית (brit)persons or parties allied
- ברית (brit)union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.
- ברית (brit)treaty between nations
Hindi गठबंधन, इत्तिहाद
- गठबंधन (gaṭhbandhan)state of being allied
- इत्तिहाद (ittihād)state of being allied
- गठबंधन (gaṭhbandhan)union resembling that of families or states
- संधि (sandhi)treaty between nations
- गठबंधन (gaṭhbandhan)treaty between nations
Hungarian szövetség, szövetség
- szövetségstate of being allied
- szövetségunion resembling that of families or states
- szövetségpersons or parties allied
- szövetségtreaty between nations
Icelandic bandalag
- bandalagstate of being allied
Indonesian persekutuan, perserikatan
- persekutuanstate of being allied
- perserikatanunion resembling that of families or states
- persekutuantreaty between nations
- aliansitreaty between nations
Irish comhghuaillíocht, comhaontas
- comhghuaillíochtstate of being allied
- comhaontasstate of being allied
- comhghuaillíochtpersons or parties allied
Italian alleanza, coalizione
- alleanzastate of being allied
- coalizionepersons or parties allied
- trattatotreaty between nations
Japanese 同盟, アライアンス
- 同盟 (dōmei)state of being allied
- アライアンス (araiansu)state of being allied
Korean 동맹
- 동맹 (dongmaeng)state of being allied
Latin alligāntia
- alligāntiastate of being allied
Latvian savienība, alianse
- savienībastate of being allied
- aliansetreaty between nations
Lithuanian sąjunga, aljansas
- sąjungastate of being allied
- aljansastreaty between nations
Malay perikatan
- perikatanstate of being allied
Norwegian Bokmål forbund, allianse
- forbundstate of being allied
- alliansestate of being allied
- allianseunion resembling that of families or states
- alliansepersons or parties allied
- alliansetreaty between nations
Polish sojusz, alians
- sojuszstate of being allied
- aliansstate of being allied
- przymierzestate of being allied
- sojuszunion resembling that of families or states
- aliansunion resembling that of families or states
- alianspersons or parties allied
- alianstreaty between nations
- sojusztreaty between nations
- przymierzetreaty between nations
Portuguese aliança, aliança
- aliançastate of being allied
- aliançaunion resembling that of families or states
- aliadospersons or parties allied
- aliançatreaty between nations
Romanian alianță, alianță
- alianțăstate of being allied
- alianțăunion resembling that of families or states
- alianțăpersons or parties allied
- alianțătreaty between nations
Russian сою́з, алья́нс
- сою́з (sojúz)state of being allied
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)state of being allied
- сою́з (sojúz)union resembling that of families or states
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)union resembling that of families or states
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)persons or parties allied
- сою́з (sojúz)treaty between nations
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)treaty between nations
Scottish Gaelic càirdeas, càirdeas
- càirdeasstate of being allied
- càirdeasunion resembling that of families or states
Slovak únia, zväz
- úniastate of being allied
- zväzstate of being allied
- alianciastate of being allied
- alianciatreaty between nations
Spanish alianza
- alianzastate of being allied
Swahili fungamano
- fungamanostate of being allied
Swedish allians, allians
- alliansstate of being allied
- allianstreaty between nations
Tagalog alyansa
- alyansastate of being allied
Thai พันธมิตร
- พันธมิตร (pan-tá-mít)state of being allied
Turkish ittifak, alyans
- ittifakstate of being allied
- alyansstate of being allied
- ittifakpersons or parties allied
Ukrainian сою́з, алья́нс
- сою́з (sojúz)state of being allied
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)state of being allied
- сою́з (sojúz)union resembling that of families or states
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)union resembling that of families or states
- сою́з (sojúz)treaty between nations
- алья́нс (alʹjáns)treaty between nations
Urdu اِتِّحاد, اِتِّفاق
- اِتِّحاد (ittihād)state of being allied
- اِتِّفاق (ittifāq)state of being allied
Vietnamese đồng minh
- đồng minhstate of being allied
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alliance
sciencecomplianceappliancereliancedefiancenoncompliancefaienceflamboyanceoverrelianceaffianceunderreliance
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