North Atlantic Treaty

American  

noun

1. the treaty (1949) signed by 12 countries, providing for the establishment of NATO.

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Example Sentences

They include the U.S., the U.K. and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization members, as well as neighbors in Asia such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded by liberal democracies in 1949 in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Trump has made no final decision about the future of the U.S. role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

President Dwight Eisenhower believed the Anglo-French intervention would poison Arab states against the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

It is, however, important geographically because it anchors the southeastern sector of the alliance and borders two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—Greece and Turkey.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.