English Explanatory Dictionary

Grand Alliance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A military alliance consisting of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
  2. A 17th century alliance of England, the Dutch Republic and the Habsburg Monarchy opposing France under Louis XIV.
  3. Synonym of Holy Alliance, a coalition of Russia, Austria, and Prussia formed in 1815.

Word forms

Grand Alliance the Grand Alliance

Synonyms

Big Three Holy Alliance
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