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allied
allied /ˈælaɪd, əˈlaɪd/ adjective
1. usually Allied [only before noun] belonging or relating to the countries that fought with Britain, the US etc in the First or Second World War:
    an Allied bombing raid
    Allied forces
2. (be) allied to/with something formal to be related to something or to be very similar:
    Anthropology is closely allied to the field of psychology.
3. allied industries/organizations/trades etc connected with each other because of being similar to or dependent on each other:
    agriculture and allied industries
4. joined by the same political, military, or economic aims:
    loosely allied guerilla groups