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nonaligned

[ non-uh-lahynd ]
/ ˌnɒn əˈlaɪnd /
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adjective

not aligned: nonaligned machine parts.
not allied with or favoring any other nation or bloc: nonaligned African nations.

noun

a nonaligned person or nation.

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Origin of nonaligned

1955–60; non- + aligned
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British Dictionary definitions for non-aligned

nonaligned

/ (ˌnɒnəˈlaɪnd) /

adjective

(of states) not part of a major alliance or power bloc, esp not allied to the US, China, or formerly the Soviet Union
Derived Formsnonalignment, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for non-aligned

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper