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the Allies

noun [plural]
 
 

Definition

the countries, including the US, the UK, the USSR, and France, that fought against the Axis countries in the Second World WarSoldiers in the pastInternational politics and government
(Definition of the Allies noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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