alliance : Idioms & Phrases
northern alliance
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noun a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban
United Front.
WordNet
Ranal alliance
(Bot.) , a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceæ, Magnoliaceæ, Papaveraceæ, and others related to them.
Webster 1913
war of the grand alliance
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noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)
War of the League of Augsburg.