1. The state of being allied or confederated
   - confederation 
2. A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
   "the shifting alliances within a large family"
   - bond 
3. An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
   - coalition, alignment, alinement 
4. A formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim 
5. The act of forming an alliance or confederation
   - confederation

Derived forms: alliances

See also: ally

Type of: accord, coalition, connectedness, connection, connexion [Brit], fusion, group action, organisation [Brit], organization, pact, treaty

Encyclopedia: Alliance, NE Alliance, NJ Alliance, Nebraska Alliance, NC Alliance Alliance, Alberta Alliance, Indiana Alliance, Ohio Alliance, Suriname Alliance, oh Alliance, Oh Alliance, New Jersey Alliance, North Carolina Alliance, OH

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