SEATO

[ see-toh ]

noun

1. an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SEATO¹

S(outh)e(ast) A(sia) T(reaty) O(rganization)

Example Sentences

The Australian government had told its public it had sent troops there because of its treaty obligations under SEATO.

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