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Allies

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Allies

1
n
in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers
2
n
the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Allies
1

n in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers

Type of:
alignment, alinement, alliance, coalition
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
2

n the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945

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