1
: having or being in close association : connected
two families allied by marriage
2
3
a
: related especially by common properties or qualities
heraldry and allied subjects
b
: related genetically
Examples of allied in a Sentence
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures
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Campobasso suffered Nazi bombardment as the Germans sought to counter the Allied advance northward to Monte Cassino in the fall of 1943.
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Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
Fabian Sommer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German broadcaster ZDF.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
And these firms are overwhelmingly based in the United States and allied countries, not in China.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Charniga, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
Fabian Sommer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German broadcaster ZDF.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
And these firms are overwhelmingly based in the United States and allied countries, not in China.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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