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alliance   (TTS Sound)

The noun alliance has 5 senses

• alliance, confederation -- (the state of being allied or confederated)


• alliance, bond -- (a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them")


• alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement -- (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)


• alliance -- (a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim)


• confederation, alliance -- (the act of forming an alliance or confederation)