八国联军
Eight-Nation Alliance (1900); allied force
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
the Eight-Nation Alliance; the allied military force of eight countries
formalRefers specifically to the historical military coalition formed in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. Capitalized as a proper noun.
The Eight-Nation Alliance captured Tianjin, Beijing, and other areas.
In 1901, the Qing government was forced to sign the Boxer Protocol with the Eight-Nation Alliance.
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History textbooks record in detail the acts of aggression by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
noun
(metaphor) a multi-national coalition or alliance (often with negative connotations)
informalA modern figurative usage, often used critically to describe joint actions by multiple powers, especially in a political or economic context.
In this round of trade negotiations, they have formed a new "Eight-Nation Alliance."
Some netizens refer to this multi-national joint sanction as a "modern version of the Eight-Nation Alliance."