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NATO

  [ney-toh]
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–noun
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Origin:
N(orth) A(tlantic) T(reaty) O(rganization)
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NATO   (nā'tō)   
abbr.  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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NATO 
acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was set up in 1949.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : NATO
Spanish: después,
German: danach,
Japanese: あとで
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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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