North Atlantic Treaty Organization
n. international organization established in 1949 whose members pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and defend one another against outside aggressors, NATO | ||||
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Noun
1. an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
(synonym) NATO
(hypernym) world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
(member-meronym) Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria
(part-meronym) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE
Noun
1. an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
(synonym) NATO
(hypernym) world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
(member-meronym) Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria
(part-meronym) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); ; (also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance, or the Western Alliance) is a military alliance, established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. With headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the organization established a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.
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