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Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
H. Rap Brown

Meaning of "alliance" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLIANCE

From Old French aliance, from alier to ally.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLIANCE

alliance  [əˈlaɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLIANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alliance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALLIANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alliance

An alliance is a pact, coalition or friendship between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. It is a Political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries. See also military alliance, treaty, contract, coalition and business alliance.

Definition of alliance in the English dictionary

The first definition of alliance in the dictionary is the act of allying or state of being allied; union; confederation. Other definition of alliance is a formal agreement or pact, esp a military one, between two or more countries to achieve a particular aim. Alliance is also the countries involved in such an agreement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLIANCE


affiance
əˈfaɪəns
antiscience
ˌæntɪˈsaɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
bioscience
ˈbaɪəʊˌsaɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
ethnoscience
ˌeθnəʊˈsaɪəns
geoscience
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns
incompliance
ˌɪnkəmˈplaɪəns
misalliance
ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns
neuroscience
ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns
noncompliance
ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns
nonscience
ˌnɒnˈsaɪəns
overcompliance
ˌəʊvəkəmˈplaɪəns
overreliance
ˌəʊvərɪˈlaɪəns
pseudoscience
ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
suballiance
ˌsʌbəˈlaɪəns
suppliance
səˈplaɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLIANCE

alliable
alliaceous
allice
allicholy
allicin
allied
allied health professional
allied health professions
Allier
allies
alligarta
alligate
alligation
alligator
alligator pear
alligator pepper
allineation
Allingham
allis
allis shad

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLIANCE

advance
allegiance
ambiance
analysis of variance
at variance
brilliance
Canadian Alliance
covariance
deviance
invariance
irradiance
kitchen appliance
luxuriance
Pledge of Allegiance
radiance
self-reliance
the Alliance
Triple Alliance
valiance
variance
War of the Grand Alliance

Synonyms and antonyms of alliance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALLIANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «alliance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of alliance

Translation of «alliance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLIANCE

Find out the translation of alliance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alliance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alliance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

联盟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alianza
570 millions of speakers

English

alliance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गठबंधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَـحَالُف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

союз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aliança
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alliance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Persekutuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bündnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

提携
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동맹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aliansi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liên minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூட்டணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ittifak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alleanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymierze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

альянс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alianță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμμαχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alliansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allians
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allianse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alliance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLIANCE»

The term «alliance» is very widely used and occupies the 5.890 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLIANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «alliance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «alliance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alliance

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10 QUOTES WITH «ALLIANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alliance.
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Shinzo Abe
The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.
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Shinzo Abe
I will aim to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan's strong diplomatic capabilities. Japan can't pursue a strong foreign policy without strengthening its alliance with the United States.
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Bob Ainsworth
Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.
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John Amery
Not only the priceless heritage of our fathers, of our seamen, of our Empire builders is being thrown away in a war that serves no British interests - but our alliance leader Stalin dreams of nothing but the destruction of that heritage of our fathers?
5
Jose Maria Aznar
The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
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Tony Blair
My view is that you still, in order to win from the Labour perspective, have to have a strong alliance with business as well as the unions. You have got to be very much in the centre ground on things like public sector reform.
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H. Rap Brown
Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
The first and most important is to emphasize the enduring nature of the alliance relationship particularly with Europe which does share our values and interests even if it disagrees with us on specific policies.
9
Bernhard von Bulow
Mr. Chamberlain desires to avert the threat to England's peace by making England, in alliance with Germany, stronger than her rivals and so to force them to renounce their hostile intentions against her.
10
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Not in achievement, but in endurance, of the human soul, does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLIANCE»

Discover the use of alliance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alliance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alliance Advantage: The Art of Creating Value Through Partnering
Argues that corporations need to pursue joint ventures--even those with their competition--and offers strategies for creating profitable partnerships
Yves L. Doz, Gary Hamel, 1998
2
Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries in New ...
Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries in New France
Brett Rushforth, 2012
3
Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult
Levenda's is not only a "major work of investigative reporting," but also the striking story of the unholy alliance between politics and religion - or politics and occultism - that has dominated events in Europe and the Americas since World ...
Peter Levenda, 2002
4
Alliance Politics
Glenn H. Snyder creates a theory of alliances by deductive reasoning about the international system, by integrating ideas from neorealism, coalition formation, bargaining, and game theory, and by empirical generalization from international ...
Glenn H. Snyder, 2007
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Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, ...
U.S. foreign policy expert Trita Parsi untangles the complex and often duplicitous relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States.
Trita Parsi, 2007
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The Origins of Alliance
In this book, Stephen M. Walt makes a significant contribution to this topic, surveying theories of the origins of international alliances and identifying the most important causes of security cooperation between states.
Stephen M. Walt, 2013
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National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the ...
After 32 years, Montreal will soon lose its professional baseball team.
Tim Hornbaker, 2007
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Mastering Alliance Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to ...
They draw ideas and tools from years of research and reporting on four elements that are key to an effective alliance strategy: * Designing the alliance and crafting the agreement * Managing the alliance after it is launched * Leveraging a ...
James D. Bamford, Benjamin Gomes-Casseres, Michael S. Robinson, 2003
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Syria and Iran: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in ...
This book traces the critical stages in the evolution and consolidation of the alliance in the 1980s, and offers explanations for its longevity into the 21st century.
Jubin M. Goodarzi, 2006
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Dark Alliance: The Cia, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine ...
Based on a series of explosive articles written for the "San Jose Mercury News", this book uncovers the roots of the crack cocaine epidemic in America, revealing connections between a Bay Area drug ring, an L.A. street gang, and CIA-backed ...
Gary Webb, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLIANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alliance is used in the context of the following news items.
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True to his word, Skancke leaves alliance after short stint | Las …
Tom Skancke, outgoing CEO of Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, is shown during an interview at the organization's offices at 6720 Via ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Sri Lanka President's alliance disintegrates | Economynext
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) disintegrated further with another key coalition ... «EconomyNext, Jul 15»
3
Alliance marks Fourth of July - Alliance Review | Stark, Portage …
Children spent plenty of time hunting for adventure during Alliance's Fourth of July activities Saturday night. The event, which included a free ... «The-review, Jul 15»
4
Main Street Alliance welcomes new board members - VTDigger
Burlington, VT – One year after founding the Vermont Chapter, the Main Street Alliance is thrilled to welcome business owners, Jennifer ... «vtdigger.org, Jul 15»
5
Deutsche Bank Recommendation on Alliance Resource Partners …
Deutsche Bank upgrades its view on Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) according to the research report released by the firm to ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
6
Company Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Drops by -1.11 …
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) has dropped 1.11% during the past week, however, the bigger picture is still very bullish; the ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
7
Alliance summit silent on key issues - Vavi | News24
Johannesburg - The statement issued by the ANC and its alliance partners after a summit last week is silent on several key issues, including ... «News24, Jul 15»
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UCR-led alliance wins legislative elections in Corrientes …
The Encuentro por Corrientes (ECO) alliance led by Radical Governor Ricardo Colombi won the local provincial legislative elections last night, ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
9
O3 alliance to bring 'fantastic numbers' to Khorfakkan …
“The Ocean Three Alliance (CMA CGM, UASC, CSCL) is the major one affecting us and should drive up traffic,” he added. “The alliances are ... «Arabian Supply Chain, Jul 15»
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Amarinder can never create rift between SAD-BJP 'holy alliance
He said: "Capt Amarinder Singh knows well as long as the SAD-BJP alliance was intact, he will not be able to realise his dream to become the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

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