Showing results for SEATO. Search instead for SEUT.

SEATO

American

[see-toh] / ˈsi toʊ /

noun

an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.

Etymology

Origin of SEATO

S(outh)e(ast) A(sia) T(reaty) O(rganization)

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"SEATO must convince us that we will really be defended," said Laos' Premier Katay Sasorith.

From Time Magazine Archive

His nation remains a partner of both Britain and the U.S. in SEATO.

From Time Magazine Archive

An admirer of Nehru, the Tengku has already served notice that Malaya will not join SEATO.

From Time Magazine Archive

SEATO, U.S. military training missions, but believes they should be de-emphasized as much as possible in the public mind.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, he explained, if the U.S., through SEATO, promises protection from aggression, Laos can turn its full attention to putting down subversion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023