nato
nato — noun
1. the group of North American and European countries bound by the 1949 agreement c
the group of North American and European countries bound by the 1949 agreement called the North Atlantic Treaty to defend any member that comes under attack
NATO was created in 1949 to protect its members during the Cold War.
NATO + passive: formed/created in [year]
Finland and Sweden chose to join NATO after the security situation in Europe changed.
collocation: join NATO
Sirin works at the NATO headquarters in Brussels as a policy adviser.
NATO leaders held an emergency meeting to discuss the growing tension along the border.
文法句型
NATO + singular/plural verb
用法筆記
NATO is treated as a singular noun in most contexts (e.g., 'NATO has decided…'), though it refers to multiple countries.
nato — abbreviation
1. short form of the name of the military alliance founded by the North Atlantic Tr
short form of the name of the military alliance founded by the North Atlantic Treaty, comprising countries in North America and Europe that have agreed to defend each other
NATO is short for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
pattern: be short for
The letters NATO come from the first letters of the organization's full name.
pattern: the letters [acronym] come from
In news reports, NATO is used more often than the full name of the alliance.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, known as NATO, was founded by 12 countries in 1949.
文法句型
NATO stands for…
NATO is short for…
用法筆記
This sense explains what the letters NATO stand for. In normal writing, NATO is used as a name and does not need to be written out in full each time.