SEATO
[ see-toh ]
/ ˈsi toʊ /
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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.
Origin of SEATO
S(outh)e(ast) A(sia) T(reaty) O(rganization)
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Examples from the Web for seato
The Australian government had told its public it had sent troops there because of its treaty obligations under SEATO.
Word Origin and History for seato
SEATO
1954, acronym for Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper