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ANZUS

American

[an-zuhs] / ˈæn zəs /

noun

Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty ANZUS Pact, or ANZUS Treaty of 1952.

ANZUS British

/ ˈænzəs /

acronym

Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to the security alliance between them

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Navy vessels and led New Zealand to be frozen out of ANZUS, the military alliance with Australia and the United States.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2020

But last week, in an address at Yale University, he declared that New Zealand might soon officially withdraw from ANZUS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Q. Has New Zealand suffered from the breakdown of ANZUS?

From Time Magazine Archive

But Washington felt that it could accommodate Australia without damaging ANZUS.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither has threatened withdrawal from ANZUS, the 1951 mutual-defense pact that links Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

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