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north atlantic treaty organization

Noun

An international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security (synset 108191297)
is a type of: global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries
member holonym:
- 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, federal republic of germany, frg, germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
- ellas, greece, hellenic republic - 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
- belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - 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
- france, french republic - 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
- iceland, republic of iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
- 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 - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
- america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
has:
- shape, supreme headquarters allied powers europe - the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
- aclant, allied command atlantic - a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
- ace, allied command europe - 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
same as: nato

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