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Allies
[al-ahyz, uh-lahyz]
plural noun
(in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia), with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, etc., not including the United States), or, loosely, with all the nations (including the United States) allied or associated with them as opposed to the Central Powers.
the 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II and, with subsequent additions, signed the charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945.
the member nations of NATO.
allies
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
the plural of ally
Allies
2/ ˈæɪ /
plural noun
(in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
(in World War II) the countries that fought against the Axis. The main Allied powers were Britain and the Commonwealth countries, the US, the Soviet Union, France, China, and Poland See also Axis
Allies
The victorious allied nations of World War I and World War II. In World War I, the Allies included Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States. In World War II, the Allies included Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States.
Example Sentences
It was during the same event that he lamented that the Allies prevailed on D-Day, suggesting the 78-year-old was in one of his increasingly common moments of uninhibited honesty.
It was a massive brain drain that hobbled the German war effort and benefited the Allies greatly.
Allies would not expect to be treated worse by the US than China.
“Didn’t the Allies liberate the camps weeks ago?”
“Intersection Allies” is a picture book also intended for early elementary school classes.
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