nonaligned

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adjective

non·​aligned ˌnän-ə-ˈlīnd How to pronounce nonaligned (audio)
Synonyms of nonalignednext
: not allied with other nations and especially with either the Communist or the noncommunist blocs
nonalignment
ˌnän-ə-ˈlīn-mənt How to pronounce nonaligned (audio)
noun

nonalignment

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noun

non·​alignment "+ How to pronounce nonalignment (audio)
: the condition of a state or government that is nonaligned

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Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position. — Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025 Donthi said India's tilt toward Russia dates back to the Cold War and persists despite its official nonaligned position. — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 Officially, South Africa maintains a nonaligned foreign policy. — Terence McNamee, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2025 These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonaligned

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First Known Use

Adjective

1954, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonaligned was in 1954

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