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GRAND ALLIANCE

\ɡɹˈand ɐlˈa͡ɪ͡əns], \ɡɹˈand ɐlˈa‍ɪ‍əns], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_n_d ɐ_l_ˈaɪə_n_s]\

Definitions of GRAND ALLIANCE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Hist.) A league formed against Louis XIV., by Holland, England, the Emperor, Spain, and Saxony, 1689-1694 ; renewed between the Emperor, Great Britain, Holland, Prussia, and Hanover, 1701.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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