allied

allied
al|lied [ˈælaıd, əˈlaıd] adj
1.) usually Allied [only before noun]
belonging or relating to the countries that fought with Britain, the US etc in the First or Second World War
▪ an Allied bombing raid
▪ Allied forces
2.) (be) allied to/with sth
formal to be related to something or to be very similar
▪ Anthropology is closely allied to the field of psychology.
3.) allied industries/organizations/trades etc
connected with each other because of being similar to or dependent on each other
▪ agriculture and allied industries
4.) joined by the same political, military, or economic aims
▪ loosely allied guerilla groups

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • allied — [[t]æ̱laɪd, AM əla͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war. ...the approaching Allied forces... They re backed by allied warplanes and tanks. 2) ADJ: ADJ n,… …   English dictionary

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