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Plural of alliance

regular plural

The plural of alliance is alliances.

Forms of alliance

Singularalliance /əˈlaɪ.əns/
Pluralalliances
Countablecountable and uncountable

Alliances in a sentence

  • His sensitive radar for hidden alliances keeps him out of trouble.From the entry radar
  • Cold revenge is the union of intellect and hate — the most annihilating of all alliances.2009, Harold C. Goddard, The Meaning of Shakespeare, page 78. From the entry annihilating
  • Unlike ecumenism, transformationalism is not an expression of denominational uniformity, but an expression of interdenominational alliances.2007, Joshua Reichard, Rust to Renewal, →ISBN, page 123. From the entry transformationalism
  • Ramages as such do not enter into alliances, either marital or political.1993, Geoffroy Benjamin, “Temiar”, in Paul Hockings, editor, Encyclopedia of World Cultures, volumes V: East and Southeast Asia, New York…. From the entry ramage
  • Apart from the technological drive of firms to enter into multi-partner alliances, other reasons exist for frequent multi-partnering.2013, Ard-Pieter de Man, Alliances. From the entry multi-partnering

Meaning of alliance

  1. noun The state of being allied.
  2. noun The act of allying or uniting.
  3. noun A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

Full definition of alliance

Questions about the plural of alliance

What is the plural of alliance?
The plural of alliance is alliances.
Is alliance countable?
Alliance is a countable and uncountable noun.

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