Allies

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When written with a capital A, Allies usually means

  • the countries who fought together against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottman Empire and Bulgaria) during World War I from 1914 to 1918; or
  • those countries who fought against the Axis Powers (mainly Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan) in World War II from 1939 to 1945.

[edit] Other uses

In general, allies are people or groups that are working together to achieve some common purpose.