NATO is an international organization which consists of the USA, Canada, Britain, andother European countries, all of whom have agreed to support one another if they are attacked. NATO is an abbreviation for 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.
NATO said enemy losses were 'significantly higher' than first thought.
NATO in British English
or Nato (ˈneɪtəʊ)
noun acronym for
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an international organization composed of the US, Canada, Britain, and 26 European countries: established by the North Atlantic Treaty (1949) for purposes of collective security
NATO in American English
(ˈneɪtoʊ)
noun
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Examples of 'NATO' in a sentence
NATO
He told me about the NATO manoeuvres he'd been on, the Balkan skirmishes --- `Fabulous stuff!
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
The Rices had a son, but he was stationed in Germany with NATO.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES
It would be peaceful but overwhelming: it would defy the new government, and the dictators, and NATO in the background.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT
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NATO
British English: NATO /ˈneɪtəʊ/ NOUN
NATO is an international organization which consists of the USA, Canada, Britain, and other European countries, all of whom have agreed to support one another if they are attacked. NATO is an abbreviation for `North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.
NATO says it will keep a reduced number of modern nuclear weapons to guarantee peace.