allied

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

al·lied adjective
1. BrE [ˈælaɪd] ; NAmE [ˈælaɪd] (often Allied)only before noun connected with countries that unite to fight a war together, especially the countries that fought together against Germany in the First and Second World Wars
• Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915.
• Many civilians died as a result of allied bombing.
•allied forces/troops
2. BrE [əˈlaɪd] ; NAmE [əˈlaɪd] BrE [ˈælaɪd] ; NAmE [ˈælaɪd] (formal)(of two or more things) similar or existing together; connected with sth
•medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and other allied professions
•~ to/with sth In this job you will need social skills allied with technical knowledge.
see also ↑ally

Word Origin:
[allied] Middle English: past participle of ↑ally.

Example Bank:
•The US remains closely allied to Saudi Arabia.
•The party is allied with the Communists.
•an offensive by seven loosely allied guerrilla groups

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confederate, confederative, Allied