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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Allies
    n 1: the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War
         II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter
         of the United Nations in 1945
    2: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and
       Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them
       in opposing the Central Powers
    3: an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common
       enemy

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. Allies. [See Ally, v.]
   1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually
      applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
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            The English soldiers and their French allies.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an
      auxiliary.
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            Science, instead of being the enemy of religion,
            becomes its ally.                     --Buckle.
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   4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
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