Definition
Joined by agreement or treaty; associated or connected in some way.
Etymology
From Old French 'alier' (to bind together), from Latin 'alligare' (ad- 'to' + ligare 'to bind'). The concept emphasizes binding or tying together for mutual benefit.
Kelly Says
Allied literally means 'bound together' - the same root gives us 'ligament' and 'reliable'. Military alliances mirror biological connections, both requiring trust and mutual support to function effectively.
Translations
CSČeština
spojený
spɔ.jɛ.niː
DADansk
allieret
a.li.ɛ.rɛt
DEDeutsch
verbündet
fɛɐ̯.bʏndət
ELΕλληνικά
συμμαχικός
sy.machikós
ESEspañol
aliado
a.li.a.do
FISuomi
liittoutunut
li.i.tou.tu.nut
HAHA
abokanin gaba
a.bɔ.ki.nin ga.ba
HEעברית
בעל ברית
baʿal bə.rit
HUMagyar
szövetséges
sø.vɛt.ʃeː.gɛʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
sekutu
sə.ku.tu
ITItaliano
alleato
al.leˈa.to
MSBahasa Melayu
sekutu
sə.ku.tu
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်
sanyi.lum.nyi.nwut
NLNederlands
geallieerd
ɣə.ɑ.li.ərd
PLPolski
sojuszniczy
sɔ.jʉʐ.ɲit͡ʂɨ
PTPortuguês
aliado
ɐ.li.ɐ.du
RORomână
aliață
a.li.a.t͡sə
RUРусский
союзный
sɐ.jʉz.nɨj
SVSvenska
allierad
a.li.ɛ.rad
SWKiswahili
mshirika
m.ʃi.ri.ka
THไทย
สัมพันธมิตร
s̄mph̄andh̄mīt
TLTL
kaalyado
ka.a.lya.do
TRTürkçe
ittifak
it.ti.fak
UKУкраїнська
союзний
sɔ.jʉz.nɪj
VITiếng Việt
đồng minh
đồng minh
ZUZU
ubambiswano
u.bam.bis.wa.no