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• past participle of ally.
• past tense form of ally.

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  allied

  adjective

  joined by treaty, agreement, or common cause.
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  Allied

  adjective

  of or relating to the Allies

allied

American  

[uh-lahyd, al-ahyd] / əˈlaɪd, ˈæl aɪd /

adjective

1. joined by treaty, agreement, or common cause.

   allied nations.

2. related; kindred.

   allied species.

   Synonyms:

   akin

3. Allied, of or relating to the Allies.

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allied ¹ British  

/ ˈælaɪd, əˈlaɪd /

adjective

1. joined, as by treaty, agreement, or marriage; united

2. of the same type or class; related

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Allied ² British  

/ ˈælaɪd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Allies

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Other Word Forms

• nonallied
  adjective
• preallied
  adjective
• unallied
  adjective
• well-allied
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of allied

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ally, -ed ²

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Explanation

Allied means united or joined together. If two countries are allied, they are on the same side and have common interests. When two people are allied, they are friendly — or at least cooperative. To be allied means to have an agreement to work together, so when politicians are allied on a bill, they've pledged to join forces and unite for a common cause. In a war, allied countries are fighting on the same side. Allied comes from ally, which first meant "join in marriage," from the Latin root alligare, "bind to."

Example Sentences

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allied Allied

While that would provide a challenge to AI deployment, any restrictions on China would in turn benefit U.S. manufacturers and allied suppliers, Daryanani said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Wainwright, about 130 miles east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital, is one of the main bases used by the Canadian military for live-fire training exercises, and it houses troops from Canada and allied countries.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’s important to say that these are collaborations. In and of myself, I’m probably going to fail, but allied with talented people I have a better chance,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Many American newspapers carried the story, praising the brave commanding woman who’d flown for the Soviet Union, allied with the United States against the Nazis.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The three main Allied victors of World War II met at Yalta in 1945 to carve new European borders after the Nazis’ defeat.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Recognizing its importance to Germany's nuclear ambitions, Allied forces targeted the plant through sabotage and bombing operations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sworn to secrecy however, his family and friends almost never learned of the true role the 103-year-old played in the Allied war effort.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps, Steinberg is sent to Flensburg, a former German naval academy now under Allied control, where he is put in charge of Gen. Alfred Jodl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But the Allied forces had superior numbers and equipment, and the Normandy campaign proved disastrous for the Germans.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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