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alliance
Noun
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An alliance is a form of partnership between two or more . An alliance can be in the form of a coalition. It can also be an agreement or a form of friendship.
The alliance was between Germany and Russia.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
new
Adjective
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If something is new, it is not old.
They had a new car.
In 1900, the idea was very new.
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If somebody is new, they are not experienced.
They hired a new worker.
citizen
Noun
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A citizen is a person who lives in a particular place.
The town has a population of 115, most of them senior citizens, with no young families.
With the recent economic problems, ordinary citizens are worried.
We all need to use less energy talk to our fellow citizens about environmental issues.
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A citizen is a person who belongs to a particular country, usually because they were born there.
Some of these Americans moved north and eventually become naturalized Canadian citizens.