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Al·lies (al′īz′, ə līz′)

plural noun

  1. in WWI, the nations allied by treaty against Germany and the other Central Powers; orig., Great Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S., Italy, Japan, etc.
  2. in WWII, the nations associated against the Axis, esp. Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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