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.

---

ANZUS British  

/ ˈænzəs /

acronym

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

---

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

I didn’t solely base my case on our hundred years of mateship, or the Anzus alliance.

From The Guardian

The prime minister told 3AW last week that “if there is an attack on the US, the Anzus treaty would be invoked” and Australia would come to the aid of the United States.

From The Guardian

Australia would honour its commitment under the 1951 Anzus Treat, he said, "as America would come to our aid if we were attacked".

From BBC

Australians were stunned, not by the political humiliation or even the refugee question, but by the military implications for ANZUS, the decades-old defense treaty.

From Los Angeles Times