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nonaligned

[non-uh-lahynd]
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adjective
  1. not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
  2. not allied with or favoring any other nation or bloc: nonaligned African nations.
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noun
  1. a nonaligned person or nation.
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Origin of nonaligned

1955–60; non- + aligned
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Related Words

separate, nonpartisan, sovereign, self-sufficient, autonomous, self-reliant, disinterested, evenhanded, fair-minded, uninvolved, unbiased, uncommitted, inactive, undecided, nonaligned, indifferent, independent, neutral, unaffiliated, impartial

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British Dictionary definitions for non-aligned

nonaligned

adjective
  1. (of states) not part of a major alliance or power bloc, esp not allied to the US, China, or formerly the Soviet Union
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Derived Formsnonalignment, noun
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Word Origin and History for non-aligned

adj.

also nonaligned, 1960 in geopolitical sense, from non- + past participle of align. Non-alignment (also nonalignment) in this sense is attested from 1934.

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