NORTHERN ALLIANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Northern Alliance mean? 

• NORTHERN ALLIANCE (noun)
  The noun NORTHERN ALLIANCE has 1 sense:

1. a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban

  Familiarity information: NORTHERN ALLIANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTHERN ALLIANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Northern Alliance; United Front

Hypernyms ("Northern Alliance" is a kind of...):

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