al ‧ lied /ˈælaɪd, əˈlaɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
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 something formal to be related to something or to be very similar:
Anthropology is closely allied to the field of psychology.
3 . allied industries/organizations/trades etc connected with each other because of being similar to or dependent on each other:
agriculture and allied industries
4 . joined by the same political, military, or economic aims:
loosely allied guerilla groups