a staunch ally

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• ally — I n. a faithful, staunch ally II v. (D; intr., refl.) to ally against; to, with (we allied ourselves with our friends against the common enemy) * * * [ ælaɪ] staunch ally to with (we allyied ourselves with our friends against the common enemy)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• ally — al|ly1 W3 [ˈælaı US ˈælaı, əˈlaı] n plural allies 1.) a country that agrees to help or support another country in a war ▪ a meeting of the European allies 2.) the Allies the group of countries including Britain and the US that fought together in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• staunch — [stɔːntʆ ǁ stɒːntʆ, stɑːntʆ] adjective giving strong loyal support to a person, organization, or belief: • They are staunch trade unionists. • He is a staunch supporter of the free market. staunchly adverb : • The company has staunchly defended… …   Financial and business terms

• ally — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, important, key, powerful, strong ▪ close ▪ Charles remained a close ally of the French king. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• staunch — staunch1 [sto:ntʃ US sto:ntʃ, sta:ntʃ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: estanche, from estancher; STAUNCH2] giving strong loyal support to another person, organization, belief etc = ↑steadfast ▪ a staunch… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• staunch — 1 adjective giving strong, loyal support to another person, organization, belief etc; steadfast: They are staunch trade unionists. | a staunch friend and ally staunchly adverb staunchness noun (U) 2 also stanch AmE verb (T) to stop the flow of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• staunch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Staunch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bleeding, ↑flow {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Staunch is used with these nouns: ↑advocate, ↑ally, ↑believer, ↑conservative, ↑defence, ↑opponent, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

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