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al·ly

(ə-lī′, ăl′ī)

v. al·lied, al·ly·ing, al·lies

v.tr.

1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty: Italy allied itself with Germany during World War II.

2. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.

v.intr.

To enter into an alliance: Several tribes allied to fend off the invaders.

n. (ăl′ī, ə-lī′)pl. al·lies

1. One that is allied with another, especially by treaty: entered the war as an ally of France.

a. One in helpful association with another: legislators who are allies on most issues. See Synonyms at partner.

b. An animal that cooperates with another animal of the same species in an alliance.

3. Allies

a. The nations allied against the Central Powers of Europe during World War I. They were Russia, France, Great Britain, and later many others, including the United States.

b. The nations, primarily Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, allied against the Axis during World War II.

[Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligāre, to bind to; see alloy.]

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allies

(ˈælaɪz)

the plural of ally

Allies

(ˈælaɪz)

pl n

1. (Historical Terms) (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them

2. (Historical Terms) (in World War II) the countries that fought against the Axis. The main Allied powers were Britain and the Commonwealth countries, the US, the Soviet Union, France, China, and Poland. See also Axis

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al•lies

(ˈæl aɪz, əˈlaɪz)

n.

1. pl. of ally.

2. (cap.) (in World War I) the nations that fought against the Central Powers: Great Britain, France, Russia, and the nations later allied with them, as Japan, Italy, and, loosely, the U.S.

3. (cap.) (in World War II) the nations that fought against the Axis: Great Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union, and others.

Allies

a group of nations allied against another nation or group of nations.

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Noun	1.	Allies - 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 alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
	2.	Allies - 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 alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
	3.	allies - an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

Translations

Allies

pl (Hist) the Allies → die Alliierten pl

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But when a prince declares himself gallantly in favour of one side, if the party with whom he allies himself conquers, although the victor may be powerful and may have him at his mercy, yet he is indebted to him, and there is established a bond of amity; and men are never so shameless as to become a monument of ingratitude by oppressing you.

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Malvoisin is by this time at York with his retainers, and so are my other allies; and so should I have been, but for this infernal enterprise.''

``Sir Reginald Front-de-B uf, with his noble and knightly allies and confederates, receive no defiances at the bands of slaves, bondsmen, or fugitives.

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Difficulties on the theory of descent with modification -- Transitions -- Absence or rarity of transitional varieties -- Transitions in habits of life -- Diversified habits in the same species -- Species with habits widely different from those of their allies -- Organs of extreme perfection -- Means of transition -- Cases of difficulty -- Natura non facit saltum -- Organs of small importance -- Organs not in all cases absolutely perfect -- The law of Unity of Type and of the Conditions of Existence embraced by the theory of Natural Selection.

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The Nome King and his terrible allies sat at the banquet table until midnight.

After all his dangerous allies had marched into the tunnel the Nome King and General Guph started to follow them, at the head of fifty thousand Nomes, all fully armed.

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Never before had an armed body of green warriors entered the gates of Helium, and that they came now as friends and allies filled the red men with rejoicing.

As we approached this magnificent pile we were met by a party of officers who greeted us warmly and requested that Tars Tarkas and his jeds with the jeddaks and jeds of his wild allies, together with myself, dismount and accompany them to receive from Tardos Mors an expression of his gratitude for our services.

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The very Indian allies, though accustomed to bushfighting, regarded it as almost impenetrable, and full of frightful danger.

Unluckily, the trappers and their allies, in searching for the fort, had got scattered, so that Wyeth, and a number of Nez Perces, approached the fort on the northwest side, while others did the same on the opposite quarter.

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He assured Comcomly, however, that his solicitude for the safety of himself and the princess was superfluous; as, though the ship belonged to King George, her crew would not injure the Americans, or their Indian allies. He advised him and his warriors, therefore, to lay aside their weapons and war shirts, wash off the paint from their faces and bodies, and appear like clean and civil savages, to receive the strangers courteously.

It was explained to them as being a friendly arrangement and transfer, but they shook their heads grimly, and considered it an act of subjugation of their ancient allies. They regretted that they had complied with M'Dougal's wishes, in laying aside their arms, and remarked, that, however the Americans might conceal the fact, they were undoubtedly all slaves; nor could they be persuaded of the contrary, until they beheld the Raccoon depart without taking away any prisoners.