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Triple Alliance

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Triple Alliance
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the secret alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the alliance of France, the Netherlands, and Britain against Spain in 1717
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the alliance of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France in 1668
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Triple Alliance n the Triple Alliancela Triplice Alleanza


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Without going into details, I may say that it defined the position of Great Britain towards the Triple Alliance, and fore-shadowed the policy which this country would pursue in the event of the French fleet gaining a complete ascendancy over that of Italy in the Mediterranean.
 
 
 
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