alliance B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /əˈlaɪ.əns/ See IPA manual Freq #4492 Meanings 1 noun An agreement between countries or groups to work together, often for military or political reasons. The two nations formed a military alliance. 2 noun A close relationship between people or groups based on shared interests. The shifting alliances within the large family caused tension. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an agreement between... coalitionconfederation 2 noun · a close relationship... bondunion Word family Forms alliances Derived forms alliancerantialliancecounteralliancemisalliancequasi-alliancerealliancesuballiance Related forms ally Etymology AI details From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). alliaunce Middle English aliance Old French alliance French View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alliance **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈlaɪ.əns/ **Frequency rank:** 4492 ## Meanings 1. An agreement between countries or groups to work together, often for military or political reasons. 2. A close relationship between people or groups based on shared interests. ## Examples - The two nations formed a military alliance. - The shifting alliances within the large family caused tension. ## Derived Forms - alliancer - antialliance - counteralliance - misalliance - quasi-alliance - realliance - suballiance ## Related Forms - ally ## Roots and Affixes - Root: alliaunce - Root: aliance - Root: alliance ## Etymology From Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally + -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). ## AI Etymology Alliance is from Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance (French alliance). Equivalent to ally plus -ance. Compare with Doric Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”). The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, alliance denotes an agreement between countries or groups to work together, often for military or political reasons and a close relationship between people or groups based on shared interests. The same word family continues in derived forms such as alliancer, antialliance, counteralliance, and misalliance and related entries such as ally. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown