ANZUS

American  

[an-zuhs] / ˈæn zəs /

noun

1. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty ANZUS Pact, or ANZUS Treaty of 1952.

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ANZUS British  

/ ˈænzəs /

acronym

1. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to the security alliance between them

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Example Sentences

Navy vessels and led New Zealand to be frozen out of ANZUS, the military alliance with Australia and the United States.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2020

But Washington felt that it could accommodate Australia without damaging ANZUS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither has threatened withdrawal from ANZUS, the 1951 mutual-defense pact that links Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Convened: in Washington last week, the second annual meeting of ANZUS, the Australian-New Zealand-U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Q. Has New Zealand suffered from the breakdown of ANZUS?

From Time Magazine Archive