Definition of nato Nato

/nejˈtow/ - [neytow] - NATO

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What does nato mean?

WordNet

Noun
nato - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
		North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
		global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries
		supreme headquarters allied powers europe, shape the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
		aclant, allied command atlantic a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
		allied command europe, ace a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
		nac, north atlantic council a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision
		bulgaria, republic of bulgaria a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
		danmark, denmark, kingdom of denmark a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
		kingdom of norway, noreg, norge, norway a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
		deutschland, frg, germany, federal republic of germany a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
		ellas, hellenic republic, greece a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
		italia, italian republic, italy a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
		canada a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
		belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
		holland, kingdom of the netherlands, nederland, netherlands, the netherlands a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
		republic of iceland, iceland a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
		grand duchy of luxembourg, luxembourg, luxemburg a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
		portugal, portuguese republic a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
		espana, kingdom of spain, spain a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
		republic of turkey, turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food