<p><strong>Noun (plural)</strong></p><ul><li>the powers of the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia), with the nations allied with them (Belgium, Serbia, Japan, Italy, etc., not including the United States)</li><li>the 26 nations that fought against the Axis in World War II and, with subsequent additions, signed the charter of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945</li><li>the member nations of NATO</li></ul>