Hypertext Webster Gateway: "allies"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.]
1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak.

2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually
applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.

The English soldiers and their French allies.
--Macaulay.

3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an
auxiliary.

Science, instead of being the enemy of religion,
becomes its ally. --Buckle.

4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

allies
n : an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common
enemy

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