North Atlantic Treaty Organization

British  

noun

1. the full name of NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Cultural  

1. An international organization, begun in 1949. The members have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and to defend one another against outside aggressors. The founding members of NATO are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Germany became members later. France was a founding member, but withdrew from NATO's military command in 1967. The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and its allies largely in response to the formation of NATO. Since the end of the cold war, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland have joined.

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Example Sentences

Army in South Korea and is discussing deliveries to all major North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.

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The pledge, made at the 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in The Hague, is only a starting point.

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Rutte said that Russia could be ready to use military force against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization within five years.

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Last year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted a training exercise off Finland’s coast in which underwater drones were used to protect undersea infrastructure.

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Nor are Americans turning their backs on Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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