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How to pronounce ally in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms friend
Type of associate
Has types blood brother


he's a good ally in fight.
Type Words
Type of commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, body politic, state
Type Words
Type of assort, consort, associate, affiliate
Has types misally
Derivation alliance

Examples of ally

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China is a longtime ally and weapons supplier to Pakistan, India's bitter rival.
From the thenewstribune.com
I am sure they enjoy seeing their ally tweaking the tail of the once mighty USA.
From the washingtontimes.com
They say he also tried to extort $100,000 from a developer for a political ally.
From the suntimes.com
It's both a solid Western ally and an emerging political powerhouse in the Gulf.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The pace of events took even David Cameron's closest political ally by surprise.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Colombia, meanwhile, has emerged as the U.S.'s staunchest ally in Latin America.
From the time.com
Now longtime Duffy ally and city employee Jose Cruz is poised to join the board.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Mixed messages have been sent daily about whether BP is our ally or the bad guy.
From the us.cnn.com
The U.S., Japan's closest ally, says Japan should live up to the 2006 agreement.
From the edition.cnn.com
More examples
  • A friendly nation
  • Become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
  • An associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
  • (allied) related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"
  • (allied) of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"
  • (allied) united in a confederacy or league
  • Ally Bank is a unit of Ally Financial (formerly GMAC), which became a bank holding company in December 2008. GMAC's banking unit officially changed its name to Ally Bank on May 15, 2009. ...
  • Ally is a science fiction novel written by Karen Traviss and was published in March 2007. It is the fifth book in the Wess'Har Series.
  • Ally McBeal is an American comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. ...