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Triple Alliance

noun

  1. the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
  2. a league (1717) of France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands against Spain.
  3. a league (1668) of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France.


Triple Alliance

noun

  1. the secret alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914
  2. the alliance of France, the Netherlands, and Britain against Spain in 1717
  3. the alliance of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France in 1668
“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


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The triple alliance listed above came about rather simultaneously.

The suspicions as to the stability of the Triple Alliance produced, indeed, for some years a kind of nervousness Foreign policy.

They imitate not the accent of our perfidious neighbours of the Triple Alliance.

This declaration of neutrality severed the bonds that held Italy to the Triple Alliance.

Misunderstandings and the clashing of interests were dissolving the triple alliance of Russia, Austria, and Germany.

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