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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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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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As Task Force commander, Weller can also call on a considerable phalanx of Southeast Asian forces both inside and out of SEATO.

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Though neither South Viet Nam, nor neighboring Laos, nor Cambodia is a signatory of SEATO, all three countries are under the "protection" of the eight-nation alliance.

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To the nations of SEATO, meeting in Manila next week, what happens in Indonesia is of vital importance.

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

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