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allegiance

🇬🇧 UK/ә'li:dʒәns/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Loyalty and devotion to a country, cause, or leader

忠诚，效忠

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
alrelating to, having the nature of
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legiother
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ancestate, quality
=allegiance

Common Collocations

  • 1.pledge allegiance宣誓效忠
  • 2.show allegiance表示忠诚
  • 3.loyalty and allegiance忠诚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He pledged his allegiance to the new government.

  • 2.

    Soldiers pledge their allegiance to their country.

  • 3.

    The soldiers showed allegiance to their commander in battle.

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