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Noun: NATO  ney-tow
  1. An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
    - North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [Brit]

Derived forms: NATOs

Type of: global organisation [Brit], global organization, international organisation [Brit], international organization, world organisation [Brit], world organization

Encyclopedia: NATO