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Allies

al·lies

UK/ˈælaɪz/ US/ˈælaɪz/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

2.

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

3.

an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

Origin

Proprialisation of allies, the plural of ally.

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