ANZUS

American  

[an-zuhs] / ˈæn zəs /

noun

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

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ANZUS British  

/ ˈænzəs /

acronym

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Hayden, according to Nathan, has called for joint control of U.S. bases and is under pressure from his party to reconsider its role in ANZUS, the Australia-New Zealand-U.S. security pact formed in 1951.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Australia's hearty Robert Gordon Menzies, 58, made plain that ANZUS, the mutual security pact between the Australasian dominions and the U.S., ought not to be encumbered with European members.

From Time Magazine Archive