Definition of “relation” - English Dictionary

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• I think she's a relation of theirs.
• They're not blood relations, - they're only connected by marriage.
• Scientists eventually proved a relation between smoking and lung cancer.
• Police are investigating a possible relation between the murder and a robbery that took place last year.
• The painting bears almost no relation to the scene it's supposed to portray.
• We've seen a continuing deterioration in relations between the two countries.
• The collapse of Communism changed East-West relations for ever.
• We're entering a new phase in international relations.
• We are on the threshold of a new era in European relations.
• This settlement will resolve one of the most vexatious problems in the field of industrial relations.