SEATO

American  

[see-toh] / ˈsi toʊ /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of SEATO

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

Example Sentences

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

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An admirer of Nehru, the Tengku has already served notice that Malaya will not join SEATO.

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Its guarantees would probably include the protection of Laos, Cambodia and South Viet Nam, although these countries, with their freedom restricted by the Geneva agreement, might not be able to join SEATO.

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