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between people/countries
relations
[plural]a) official connections between countries, companies, organizations etc : Relations between the two countries have improved recently.
Relations between the two countries have improved recently. diplomatic/international etc relations Canada and Britain have established diplomatic relations with North Korea.
Canada and Britain have established diplomatic relations with North Korea.b) the way in which people or groups of people behave towards each other
➔ public relations, industrial relations, race relations2
in relation to something
formala) used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about : Women's earnings are still low in relation to men's.
Women's earnings are still low in relation to men's.b) formal concerning : latest developments in relation to the disease
latest developments in relation to the disease3 a connection between two or more things [= relationship] The price the meat is sold for bears no relation to (=is not connected to) the price the farmer receives.
connection
[uncountable and countable]The price the meat is sold for bears no relation to (=is not connected to) the price the farmer receives.4 a member of your family [= relative]: We have relations in Canada and Scotland. ➔ blood relation
family
[countable]We have relations in Canada and Scotland.