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- Nato (recommended by some style guides)
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NATO
- Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- 1951 October 5, Activities in Europe Concerned with Material Support of NATO and MDAP[1], Office of the Secretary of Defense, page 23:
- On the other hand, one still would have to note that relations between NATO in London and OSR in Paris were still not as closely integrated as might be desired, and that the power of decision, especially on industrial and financial matters, still was not centered in one place in the NATO.
- 1964, Truman, Harry S., MP2002-479 Former President Truman Recalls Negotiating With DeGaulle and France after WWII[2], Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162, 0:18 from the start:
- Yes, France is geographically situated in a key position so far as Western Europe is concerned. They are really the bridge between Germany, Spain and Italy. And it was necessary to have a NATO organization that was unified and France was a necessary member of that organization.
- 2007, Biden, Joe, Promises to Keep[3], New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, LCCN 2007019603, OCLC 1262796254, page 297:
- In the week since I’d seen him in the Oval Office, Bush had done well in Europe.[...]He’d made a strong statement on the expansion of NATO. “I believe in membership,” the president had said, “for all of Europe’s democracies that seek it and are ready to share the responsibilities that NATO brings.”[...]The president had even gone out of his way to reassure Putin that he had nothing to fear from the enlargement of NATO, which would not include Russia.
- (slang, humorous, derogatory) Acronym of North American Terrorist Organization. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Usage notes[edit]
Although a definite article usually precedes North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as an acronym the article can be either present (the NATO) or absent (NATO), with the latter being much more common.
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Synonyms[edit]
- (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (invective)
Related terms[edit]
- (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): SEATO
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (North Atlantic Treaty Organization): NORAD, EUCOM, USEUCOM, NORTHCOM, USNORTHCOM, USLANTFLT, LANTFLT, USAFE, AFE
Translations[edit]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Phrase[edit]
NATO
- (slang, chiefly Malaysia and Singapore) Acronym of No Action Talk Only.
- 1998 May 30, Kicker, “First on Everest are not Singaporeans - Sure or not?”, in soc.culture.malaysia, Usenet:
- turn it off then. don't nato......pressure your government to do that.:)
- 2003 January 24, ALIEN, “Spying activities at Pedra Branca”, in soc.culture.malaysia, Usenet:
- haiya...i think, hah....our GOV also nowadays becoming NATO! (NATO = No Action Talk Only...!!!)
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NATO f (proper noun, genitive NATO)
- (with definite article) NATO
- Synonym: Nordatlantikpakt
Declension[edit]
Declension of NATO [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
- NATO-Imperialismus (Nato-Imperialismus)
- NATO-Kriegsverbrechen (Nato-Kriegsverbrechen)
- NATO-Manöver (Nato-Manöver)
- NATO-Offensive (Nato-Offensive)
- NATO-Streitkräfte (Nato-Streitkräfte)
- NATO-Truppen (Nato-Truppen)
Further reading[edit]
NATO on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “NATO” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “NATO” in Duden online
Japanese[edit]
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- Synonym of 北大西洋条約機構 (Kita Taiseiyō Jōyaku Kikō, “North Atlantic Treaty Organization”); the NATO
Polish[edit]
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NATO n (indeclinable)
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adjectives
Further reading[edit]
- NATO in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- NATO in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
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NATO f
- Synonym of OTAN
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