(in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
2.
(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 in American English
(ˈælˌaɪz; əˈlaɪz)
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.
see also United Nations
Examples of 'allies' in a sentence
allies
I was navigator on a destroyer that broke down four times during manoeuvres with our NATO allies.
Gagman, Maurice DOUBTFUL MOTIVES (2002)
The same coffee barons who are also Dennison's closest allies.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2002)
These people aren't his allies --- you'd have to be a fool to think that.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
At home Americans waited anxiously for the Allies to invade Western Europe.