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1. (n.) NATO
an organization formed in 1949 for the purpose of collective defense: originally comprising Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and later joined by Greece, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.

Etymology: (N(orth)A(tlantic)T(reaty)O(rganization))

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security

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