Dictionary

alliance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈlaɪ.əns/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being allied.
2. (countable) The act of allying or uniting.
3. (countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
   • an alliance between church and state, or welded by two countries
   • matrimonial alliances
4. (India, countable, dated, uncountable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league. ▸ Marriage.
5. (countable) Any 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 Processes:
   • the alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated:
   • 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 Scotland:
6. (countable, uncountable, with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.
7. (countable, dated, uncountable) Synonym of cohort (“group of orders of organisms”).

Forms

Deriveds

Blue-Green alliance · Grand Alliance · counteralliance · gay-straight alliance · quasi-alliance · suballiance · realliance · misalliance · unholy alliance · red-green alliance · red-green-brown alliance · alliancer · antialliance · airline alliance · offensive and defensive alliance

Descendants

alaiens

Relateds

ally

Synonyms

union (union by relationship in qualities) · affinity (union by relationship in qualities) · connection (union by relationship in qualities) · coalition (persons or parties allied) · allyship (union by relationship in qualities) · axis (persons or parties allied) · team (persons or parties allied) · union (act of allying) · cohort · league (persons or parties allied) · confederation (persons or parties allied)

Translations (229)

be саю́з (union resembling that of families or states) · sh алѝјанса (union resembling that of families or states) · uk сою́з (treaty between nations) · de Bund (state of being allied) · tr ittifak (state of being allied) · hy ալյանս (treaty between nations) · lt aljansas (treaty between nations) · nn allianse (union resembling that of families or states) · nn allianse (persons or parties allied) · az alyans (state of being allied) · cmn 聯合 /联合 (union resembling that of families or states) · prs اِتِّفَاق (state of being allied) · cu съѭзъ (state of being allied) · da sammenslutning (state of being allied) · de Bündnis (state of being allied) · pl przymierze (treaty between nations) · fi liittoutuma (treaty between nations) · th พันธมิตร (state of being allied) · hu szövetség (persons or parties allied) · nl alliantie (treaty between nations) · ar اِتِّحَاد (state of being allied) · pl alians (persons or parties allied) · sk aliancia (treaty between nations) · he ברית (treaty between nations) · pl sojusz (union resembling that of families or states) · ko 동맹 (state of being allied) · fa-ira اِتِّحاد (state of being allied) · ca aliança (persons or parties allied) · cs svaz (state of being allied) · sl aliansa (treaty between nations) · nb allianse (state of being allied) · bg съю́з (union resembling that of families or states) · pt aliança (union resembling that of families or states) · cmn 聯盟 /联盟 (union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.) · ar تَحَالُف (treaty between nations) · da forbund (state of being allied) · ro alianță (state of being allied) · de Bund (union resembling that of families or states) · nb forbund (state of being allied) · fi liitto (state of being allied) · ka კავშირი (union resembling that of families or states) · sh alìjansa (treaty between nations) · be саю́з (treaty between nations) · ar اِتِّفَاق (state of being allied) · uz ittifoq (state of being allied) · cmn 邦聯 /邦联 (treaty between nations) · pt aliança (treaty between nations) · cmn 同盟 (state of being allied) · fi liittouma (state of being allied) · de Bündnis (union resembling that of families or states) · ar تَحَالُف (state of being allied) · cmn 同盟者 (persons or parties allied) · pl alians (state of being allied) · tl alyansa (state of being allied) · fi liittokunta (treaty between nations) · ka ალიანსი (state of being allied) · kk альянс (state of being allied) · ka მოკავშირეობა (state of being allied) · lv savienība (state of being allied) · fr alliance (state of being allied) · et allianss (treaty between nations) · nb allianse (union resembling that of families or states) · id persekutuan (state of being allied) · id perserikatan (union resembling that of families or states) · sh са́вез (state of being allied) · he ברית (union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.) · mk унија (state of being allied) · ar حِلْف (treaty between nations) · ru алья́нс (state of being allied) · sw fungamano (state of being allied) · de Allianz (state of being allied) · my မဟာမိတ် (state of being allied) · cmn 結盟 /结盟 (union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.) · ru сою́з (state of being allied) · cmn 同盟 (treaty between nations) · yue 同盟 (state of being allied) · fi liittouma (union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.) · tk bileleşik (state of being allied) · bg алиа́нс (union resembling that of families or states) · bg съю́з (state of being allied) · sh alìjansa (union resembling that of families or states) · ru алья́нс (treaty between nations) · he ברית (persons or parties allied) · sq aleancë (state of being allied) · tr alyans (state of being allied) · be саю́з (state of being allied) · bg алиа́нс (state of being allied) · id aliansi (treaty between nations) · eo alianco (union resembling that of families or states) · be алья́нс (treaty between nations) · mk алија́нса (state of being allied) · pl alians (treaty between nations) · fr alliance (persons or parties allied) · cmn 聯盟 /联盟 (treaty between nations) · nn allianse (treaty between nations) · hi इत्तिहाद (state of being allied) · et allianss (state of being allied) · sh алѝјанса (treaty between nations) · he ברית (union resembling that of families or states) · fi liittoutuneet (persons or parties allied) · pl sojusz (treaty between nations) · hi गठबंधन (union resembling that of families or states) · hu szövetség (union resembling that of families or states) · el συμμαχία (treaty between nations) · ro alianță (union resembling that of families or states) · pl alians (union resembling that of families or states) · tr ittifak (persons or parties allied) · cs unie (state of being allied) · hy դաշինք (treaty between nations) · ka ალიანსი (treaty between nations) · fa-ira اِتِّفاق (state of being allied) · ga comhghuaillíocht (state of being allied) · ru алья́нс (persons or parties allied) · fi liittouma (treaty between nations) · sh алѝјанса (state of being allied) · sv allians (state of being allied) · nn allianse (state of being allied) · fa-ira اِتِّحاد (treaty between nations) · de Allianz (union resembling that of families or states) · pt aliados (persons or parties allied) · fr alliance (treaty between nations) · de Verbündeten (persons or parties allied) · dsb zwězk (union resembling that of families or states) · nn forbund (state of being allied) · prs اِتِّفَاق (treaty between nations) · gd càirdeas (union resembling that of families or states) · gd càirdeas (state of being allied) · he בְּרִית (state of being allied) · fi side (union resembling that of families or states) · fa-ira اِتِّفاق (treaty between nations) · it trattato (treaty between nations) · hy դաշնակցություն (state of being allied) · uk сою́з (union resembling that of families or states) · ru сою́з (treaty between nations) · de Bündnis (treaty between nations) · uk алья́нс (state of being allied) · sk zväz (state of being allied) · kk одақ (state of being allied) · de Zusammenschluss (state of being allied) · sh sávez (union resembling that of families or states) · lt sąjunga (state of being allied) · ro alianță (persons or parties allied) · sh са́вез (union resembling that of families or states) · id persekutuan (treaty between nations) · tg иттифоқ (state of being allied) · ga comhaontas (state of being allied) · ca aliança (treaty between nations) · ja 同盟 (state of being allied) · fr alliance (union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.) · ro alianță (treaty between nations) · sh alìjansa (state of being allied) · pl sojusz (state of being allied) · uk алья́нс (treaty between nations) · cu съвѫзъ (state of being allied) · ur اِتِّفاق (state of being allied) · prs اِتِّحَاد (treaty between nations) · nb allianse (treaty between nations) · be алья́нс (state of being allied) · uk алья́нс (union resembling that of families or states) · is bandalag (state of being allied) · cs aliance (treaty between nations) · fr alliance (union resembling that of families or states) · la alligāntia (state of being allied) · ka ალიანსი (union resembling that of families or states) · cs aliance (state of being allied) · lo ພັນທະມິດ (state of being allied) · fi liitto (treaty between nations) · cmn 盟友 (persons or parties allied) · de Allianz (treaty between nations) · ru алья́нс (union resembling that of families or states) · de Bündnis (persons or parties allied) · dsb zwězk (treaty between nations) · hy ալյանս (state of being allied) · cmn 聯繫 /联系 (union resembling that of families or states) · lv alianse (treaty between nations) · hy միություն (state of being allied) · eo alianco (persons or parties allied) · uz alyans (state of being allied) · de Verbund (state of being allied) · ga comhghuaillíocht (persons or parties allied) · nb allianse (persons or parties allied) · mk алија́нса (treaty between nations) · et liit (treaty between nations) · ur اِتِّحاد (state of being allied) · hy միություն (union resembling that of families or states) · et liit (state of being allied) · grc συμμαχία (state of being allied) · it coalizione (persons or parties allied) · es alianza (state of being allied) · hu szövetség (treaty between nations) · te అనుబంధము (state of being allied) · it alleanza (state of being allied) · nl alliantie (state of being allied) · fi yhteys (union resembling that of families or states) · mk сојуз (state of being allied) · sq aleancë (treaty between nations) · hi गठबंधन (treaty between nations) · sk únia (state of being allied) · hi गठबंधन (state of being allied) · hi संधि (treaty between nations) · ms perikatan (state of being allied) · el συμμαχία (state of being allied) · fi allianssi (state of being allied) · da alliance (state of being allied) · pt aliança (state of being allied) · vi đồng minh (state of being allied) · tg иттиҳод (state of being allied) · uk сою́з (state of being allied) · ca aliança (union resembling that of families or states) · sl zavezništvo (state of being allied) · pl przymierze (state of being allied) · sh sávez (state of being allied) · sk aliancia (state of being allied) · kix àihlòuh (state of being allied) · ja アライアンス (state of being allied) · ru сою́з (union resembling that of families or states) · az ittifaq (state of being allied) · uz birlashma (state of being allied) · prs اِتِّحَاد (state of being allied) · de Allianz (persons or parties allied) · be алья́нс (union resembling that of families or states) · bg алиа́нс (treaty between nations) · dsb zwězk (persons or parties allied) · ca aliança (state of being allied) · sl aliansa (state of being allied) · hu szövetség (state of being allied) · dsb zwězk (state of being allied) · sl unija (state of being allied) · sv allians (treaty between nations)

alliance en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈlaɪ.əns/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). See also al-.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

Forms