Allies (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: allies ]

  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

    [ Syn: allies ]

  3. an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

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