NATO
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
NATO
- Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- 1951 October 5, Activities in Europe Concerned with Material Support of NATO and MDAP, 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, 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, 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.
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Usage notes
- 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.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Translations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Phrase
NATO
- (slang, chiefly Malaysia and Singapore) Acronym of No Action Talk Only.
- Synonym: all talk and no action
- 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...!!!)
Etymology 3
Further reading
- NATO at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “NATO”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “NATO”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “NATO”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “NATO” (US) / “NATO” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “NATO” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- NATO in Britannica Dictionary
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːto/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
NATO f (proper noun, genitive NATO)
- (with definite article) NATO
- Synonym: Nordatlantikpakt
- NATO-Streitkräfte ― NATO forces
- NATO-Truppen ― NATO troops
Declension
Further reading
NATO on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “NATO” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “NATO” in Duden online
Japanese
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.tɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atɔ
- Syllabification: NA‧TO
Portuguese
Turkish
Declension
declension of NATO
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | NATO | NATOlar / NATO'lar |
| accusative | NATO'yu | NATOları / NATO'ları |
| dative | NATO'ya | NATOlara / NATO'lara |
| locative | NATO'da | NATOlarda / NATO'larda |
| ablative | NATO'dan | NATOlardan / NATO'lardan |
| genitive | NATO'nun | NATOların / NATO'ların |
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