an offensive by seven loosely allied guerrilla groups
The US remains closely allied to Saudi Arabia.
His decision to move to London is closely allied to his ambition to become manager of the company.
The party is allied with the Communists.
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allied — ► ADJECTIVE 1) joined by or relating to an alliance. 2) (Allied) relating to Britain and its allies in the First and Second World Wars. 3) (allied to/with) in combination or working together with … English terms dictionary
allied — [ə līd′; ] also, esp. for 3 [, al′īd΄] adj. [see ALLY] 1. united by kinship, treaty, agreement, etc. 2. closely related [Danish and Swedish are allied languages] 3. [A ] of the Allies SYN. RELATED … English World dictionary
Allied — Al*lied , a. United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See {Ally}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allied — I adjective affiliated, affinitive, akin, associated, bonded, confederate, connected, federate, kindred, leagued, related II index affiliated, akin (germane), analogous … Law dictionary
allied to — index pendent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
allied — (adj.) c.1300, pp. adjective from ALLY (Cf. ally) (v.). Originally of kindred; in reference to a league or formal treaty, it is first recorded late 14c … Etymology dictionary
allied — *related, cognate, kindred, affiliated Analogous words: akin, parallel, similar (see LIKE): linked, associated, united, connected (see JOIN): cooperating, uniting, conjoining (see UNITE) Antonyms: unallied Contrasted words: alien, foreign,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
allied — [adj] friendly; united affiliated, agnate, akin, amalgamated, associated, bound, cognate, combined, confederate, connate, connected, incident, in league, joined, joint, kindred, linked, married, related, unified, wed; concepts 555,563 Ant.… … New thesaurus
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
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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
allied — adjective 1 Allied belonging to or connected with the countries that fought together against Germany in the First or Second World War, or against Iraq in the Gulf War: an Allied bombing raid | the Allied forces 2 allied… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
