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   Alliance
   Alliance is a township in Clay County Minnesota, USA. Alliance is a township in Moody County South Dakota, USA. Alliance is a city partly in Mahoning County and partly in Stark County Ohio, USA. Alliance is a city in Box Butte County Nebraska, USA. Alliance is a town in Pamlico County North Carolina, USA.
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   alliance
   [Noun] A group of countries that are united against an enemy.
   Example: They formed an alliance to protect themselves from invasion.
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   alliance
   [n] - the state of being allied or confederated 2. [n] - a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest 3. [n] - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty 4. [n] - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
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   Alliance
   (In topic `Middleware & EAI`) Extricity`s (formerly CrossRoute) B2B integration product.
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   alliance
   Agreement between two or more states to come to each other's assistance in the event of war. Alliances were criticized after World War I as having contributed to the outbreak of war, but the noun [ Middle English aliaunce , Old French aliance , French alliance , from Old French alier , French allier . See Ally , and confer Late Latin alligantia .] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marri ...
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   Alliance
   Al·li'ance transitive verb To connect by alliance; to ally. [ Obsolete]
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   alliance
   1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc, especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. ... 2. Any union resembling ...
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   alliance
   noun a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
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   alliance
   coalition noun an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
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    alliance
    confederation noun the state of being allied or confederated
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    alliance
    bond noun a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; `the shifting alliances within a large family`; `their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them`
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    Alliance
    An `alliance` is an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. It was signed in 1373. An alliance may refer to:
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    Alliance
    • (n.) The persons or parties allied. • (n.) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. • (v. t.) To connect by alliance; to ally. • (n.) The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especi...
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    Alliance
    (from the article `Barry, John`) On the final cruise of the Alliance (beginning in 1782), Barry ranged the shipping lanes from Bermuda to Cape Sable and captured four British ships. ...
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    Alliance
    city, Stark county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., on the Mahoning River, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Canton. In 1854 the villages of Williamsport, ...
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    alliance
    in international relations, a formal agreement between two or more states for mutual support in case of war. Contemporary alliances provide for ...
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    alliance
    alliance 1. A close association of nations, people, or other groups who agree to cooperate, and which are formed to advance common interests or causes. 2. A connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie. 3. Close similarity in nature or type; affinity. 4. The act of becoming allied or the condition of being allied
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    alliance
    
    1. the state of being allied or confederated
    2. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
    3. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
    
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    Alliance
    Alliance, city (1990 pop. 23,376), Mahoning and Stark cos., NE Ohio, on the Mahoning River, in a farm area; inc. 1854. It is an industrial, distribution, and rail center, with manufactures of steel, heavy machinery, electric tubing, chinaware, and industrial equipment. It is the seat of Mount Union ...
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