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Triple Alliance
noun
- the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- a league (1717) of France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands against Spain.
- a league (1668) of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France.
Triple Alliance
noun
- the secret alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914
- the alliance of France, the Netherlands, and Britain against Spain in 1717
- the alliance of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France in 1668
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The triple alliance listed above came about rather simultaneously.
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The suspicions as to the stability of the Triple Alliance produced, indeed, for some years a kind of nervousness Foreign policy.
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They imitate not the accent of our perfidious neighbours of the Triple Alliance.
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This declaration of neutrality severed the bonds that held Italy to the Triple Alliance.
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Misunderstandings and the clashing of interests were dissolving the triple alliance of Russia, Austria, and Germany.
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