NATO
noun [+ sing/pl verb] (also Nato) /ˈneɪ.təʊ/
/-t̬oʊ/ Definition
› abbreviation for North Atlantic Treaty Organization: an international military organization consisting of the US, Canada, and many European countriesInternational politics and government
(Definition of NATO noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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