an alliance between countries

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• alliance — al‧li‧ance [əˈlaɪəns] noun [countable] COMMERCE 1. an agreement between two or more organizations to work together: • The two insurance companies agreed to form an alliance. alliance between • an alliance between the two media groups …   Financial and business terms

• alliance — ► NOUN 1) the state of being allied or associated. 2) a union or association between countries or organizations. 3) a relationship or connection …   English terms dictionary

• Alliance — An alliance is an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. The Anglo Portuguese Alliance, between the Kingdom of England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal, is the… …   Wikipedia

• alliance — noun (C) 1 an arrangement in which two or more countries, groups etc agree to work together in order to try to change or achieve something (+ between): The alliance between students and factory workers in the 1960s (+ with): Britain s military… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• alliance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad ▪ The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups. ▪ grand ▪ close ▪ powerful, strong …   Collocations dictionary

• alliance — al|li|ance W3 [əˈlaıəns] n 1.) an arrangement in which two or more countries, groups etc agree to work together to try to change or achieve something alliance with ▪ Britain s military alliance with her NATO partners alliance between ▪ the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• alliance */*/ — UK [əˈlaɪəns] / US noun Word forms alliance : singular alliance plural alliances 1) [countable/uncountable] an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something alliance between …   English dictionary

• alliance — al|li|ance [ ə laıəns ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something: alliance between: an alliance between conservative Democrats and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• alliance — [əˈlaɪəns] noun [C] 1) an arrangement in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together The two companies have formed a strategic alliance.[/ex] an alliance between the two parties[/ex] 2) an arrangement in which two or more countries… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE — (Heb. חֲבֵרִים כִּי״חַ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל All Israel are comrades ), first modern international Jewish organization, founded in 1860, centered in Paris. The foundation of the Alliance expressed the renewal of Jewish cohesiveness after a short period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Alliance for the Future of Austria — Bündnis Zukunft Österreich Leader Josef Bucher …   Wikipedia