ALLIES


Meaning of ALLIES in English

n [ pl ]

1. the group of countries that fought together against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria in World War I , including Britain, France, Italy, Russia, the US and the Commonwealth countries.

2. the group of countries that fought together against Germany, Italy and Japan (the Axis powers) in World War II . They included Britain, France, the US, the USSR and the Commonwealth (I) countries.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.