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Allies
[ al-ahyz, uh-lahyz ]
plural noun
- (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia), with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, etc., not including the United States), or, loosely, with all the nations (including the United States) allied or associated with them as opposed to the Central Powers.
- the 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II and, with subsequent additions, signed the charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945.
- the member nations of NATO.
allies
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the plural of ally
Allies
2/ ˈæɪ /
plural noun
- (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
- (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
Allies
- The victorious allied nations of World War I and World War II . In World War I, the Allies included Britain , France , Italy , Russia , and the United States. In World War II, the Allies included Britain, France, the Soviet Union , and the United States.
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Example Sentences
Allies of the White House have acknowledged that short-term “pain” can be expected for U.S. households in the wake of the new policy implementation, which Trump has referred to as “Liberation Day.”
As is typical, Dunthorne confronts gaps in the historical record — documents incinerated by bombs, removed by the Allies, even discarded by unsentimental relatives.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies".
He landed in enemy territory, and made contact with Italian citizens, who helped him back to the Allies.
About six weeks later, the Western Allies had met the Russians in Berlin and Victory in Europe was declared.
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