aliança

Catalan

Etymology

aliar +‎ -ança

Pronunciation

Noun

aliança f (plural aliances)

  1. alliance
  2. wedding ring

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.liˈɐ̃.sɐ/ [a.lɪˈɐ̃.sɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈljɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.liˈɐ̃.sa/ [a.lɪˈɐ̃.sa], (faster pronunciation) /aˈljɐ̃.sa/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧an‧ça

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French alliance.

Noun

aliança f (plural alianças)

  1. engagement ring or wedding ring (ring exchanged between bride and groom)
  2. alliance (pact or treaty between countries or parties made to advance common goals)
  3. alliance (countries or parties which form an alliance)
    A Tríplice Aliança venceu a guerra do Paraguai.
    The Triple Alliance won the Paraguay War.
Hyponyms
  • (ring exchanged between bride and groom): anel de noivado, anel de casamento

Verb

aliança

  1. inflection of aliançar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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