| alliance | n 1. confederation (between nations) perikatan, bersekutu: Britain fought in ~ with France, Britain dan Perancis bersekutu dlm peperangan itu; they are in ~, mereka bersekutu; 2. tie, connection, hubungan: they hoped for a closer ~ with the National Union of Bank Employees, mereka mengharapkan hubungan yg lebih rapat dgn Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Bank; 3. pact, agreement, perjanjian; 4. nations involved in an alliance, negara-negara berikat; 5. (becoming rare) union through marriage, hubungan (melalui perkahwinan): an ~ by marriage between the two royal families is desirable, hubungan melalui perkahwinan antara dua keluarga diraja itu amat diingini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contract | vt 1. formally, undertake, membuat, mengadakan; (foll by infin) mengikat kontrak: to ~ an alliance, membuat perikatan; our firm ~ed to build the new hospital, syarikat kami telah mengikat kontrak utk membina hospital baru itu; ~ a marriage, mengikat tali perkahwinan; 2. a. cause to become smaller, shorter, etc, mengecutkan; (word etc) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: drying ~s wood, proses pengeringan mengecutkan kayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defensive | adj 1. serving, made, formed, etc for defence, pertahanan: a ~ weapon, senjata pertahanan; a ~ strategy, strategi pertahanan; a ~ alliance, perikatan pertahanan; ~ policy, dasar pertahanan; 2. (of person), (bersikap) mempertahankan diri: she became very ~ when I asked her if she had seen my purse, dia bersikap mempertahankan diri apabila saya bertanya sama ada dia ternampak dompet saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quadruple | adj 1. four times, empat kali ganda: output is ~ that of last year, keluaran ialah empat kali ganda drpd keluaran tahun lalu; 2. made up of four parties, empat pihak: a ~ alliance, perikatan empat pihak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |