What is another word for the Allies?

Pronunciation: [ðɪ ˈala͡ɪz] (IPA)

The Allies were a coalition of countries that fought together during World War II, but there are several synonyms for this term. Some of these synonyms include coalition, bloc, confederacy, union, partnership, alliance, and federation. The term 'coalition' implies a temporary or fragile partnership, while 'bloc' refers to a group of countries linked by a common political or economic interest. Confederacy suggests a more formal alliance, while a union implies a more permanent partnership. Partnership is a more general term that can refer to any cooperative effort for a common goal. Alliance suggests a more strategic partnership, while a federation implies a central authority overseeing a group of states or territories.

What are the hypernyms for The allies?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.
    James F. Byrnes
  • The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end. Do not be mistaken. The Russian Revolution is just beginning.
    Alexander Kerensky
  • The success of the Allies in the west was in a measure offset by Teutonic victories in the east. When the invasion of Belgium began, Russia made immediate efforts to counteract by invasion of East Prussia.
    Kelly Miller
  • We must never forget, that under modern conditions of life, science, and technology. All war has been greatly brutalized, and that no one who joins in it, even in self-defense, can escape becoming also in a measure brutalized. Modern war cannot be limited in its destructive method and the inevitable debasement of all participants… A fair scrutiny of the last two World Wars makes clear the steady intensification of the weapons and methods employed by both, the aggressors and the victors. In order to defeat the Japanese aggression, we were forced, as Admiral Nimitz has stated, to employ a technique of unrestricted warfare, not unlike that which 25 years ago was the proximate cause of our entry into World War I. In the use of strategic air power the Allies took the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in Germany and Japan…. We as well as our enemies have contributed to the proof that the central moral problem is war and not its methods, and that a continuance of war will in all probability end with the destruction of our civilization.
    Henry Stimson
  • During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.
    Stephen Ambrose

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