Alliance
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /əˈlaɪ.əns/
- Rhymes: -aɪəns
Alternative forms
Origin
From Old French aliance (French: alliance).
Full definition of alliance
Noun
alliance
(countable and uncountable; plural alliances)- (uncountable) The state of being allied.matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state, or between two countries
- (countable) The act of allying or uniting.
- (countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
- (countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
- C. J. Smiththe alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel
- Manselthe alliance ... between logic and metaphysics
- (with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
Synonyms
- (union by relationship in qualities) connection, affinity, union
- (act of allying) union
- (persons or parties allied) coalition, league, confederation, team informal