SEATO

American

[see-toh] / ˈsi toʊ /

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of SEATO

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

Example Sentences

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Thailand, a land of green canals, gilded pagodas and 20-ft.-high poinsettias, is headquarters for SEATO.

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Nostalgic Thais recall the glorious days when Siam's elephant corps was its dreaded force de frappe.*As a member of SEATO, Thailand nowadays sets more store by its U.S.-supplied M-24 tanks.

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If Dulles envisioned a formal "SEATO" or "PATO." the alliance was a long way from reality.

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SEATO, U.S. military training missions, but believes they should be de-emphasized as much as possible in the public mind.

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Thailand even ordered its diplomats to boycott the meetings of SEATO.

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