Alliance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being allied or confederated

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊtlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊtlə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹvəl/.

Examples

the shifting alliances within a large family
their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alignment alinement confederation bond coalition

Antonyms

nonalignment

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being allied or confederated
noun	a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest “the shifting alliances within a large family”
noun	an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
noun	a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
noun	the act of forming an alliance or confederation

Word Forms

confederate	verb	form a confederation with; of nations
bond	verb	create social or emotional ties
align	verb	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
ally	verb	become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Allianz

🇪🇸Spanish

alianza

el estado de ser aliado o confederado

🇮🇹Italian

alleanza

lo stato di essere alleato o confederato

🇳🇱Dutch

alliantie

de staat van geallieerd of geconfedereerd zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

aliança

o estado de ser aliado ou confederado

🇷🇺Russian

альянс

состояние союза или конфедерации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठबंधन

संबद्ध या संघबद्ध होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

জোট

মিত্র বা সংঘবদ্ধ হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டணி

கூட்டணி அல்லது கூட்டமைப்பு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కూటమి

మిత్రపక్షం లేదా సమాఖ్య స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

युती

सहयोगी किंवा संघटित असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડાણ

સાથી અથવા સંઘની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೈತ್ರಿ

ಮೈತ್ರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഖ്യം

സഖ്യത്തിലോ സഖ്യത്തിലോ ഉള്ള അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਠਜੋੜ

ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਘੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اتحاد

اتحادی یا کنفیڈریٹ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联盟

结盟或同盟的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

アライアンス

同盟または連合している状態

🇰🇷Korean

동맹

동맹 또는 동맹 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên minh

tình trạng được liên minh hoặc liên minh

🇹🇭Thai

พันธมิตร

สถานะของการเป็นพันธมิตรหรือสมาพันธรัฐ

🇮🇩Indonesian

persekutuan

keadaan menjadi sekutu atau konfederasi

🇵🇭Filipino

alyansa

ang estado ng pagiging allied o confederated

🇲🇾Malay

pakatan

keadaan bersekutu atau bersekutu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحالف

حالة التحالف أو الكونفدرالية

🇮🇷Persian

اتحاد

حالت متحد یا کنفدرال بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

ittifak

müttefik veya konfederasyon olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרִית

המדינה של ברית או קונפדרציה

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