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Meaning:
Noun:
- countable Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
- countable A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage
- The persons or parties allied. --Udall.
- uncountable The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.
Source: Wiktionary
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