BLOC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of countries in special alliance

Synonyms:

axis; bloc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bloc" is a kind of...):

alignment; alinement; alliance; coalition (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bloc"):

scheduled territories; sterling area; sterling bloc (the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling)

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