NATO

== English == === Etymology 1 === From North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈneɪ.təʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈneɪ.toʊ/ Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ ==== Proper noun ==== NATO Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization ===== 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 ===== Nato (recommended by some style guides) ===== Derived terms ===== intra-NATO NATOish NATOist NATOstan NAFO ===== Related terms ===== North Atlantic Treaty Organization ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== NORAD, EUCOM, USEUCOM, NORTHCOM, USNORTHCOM, USLANTFLT, LANTFLT, USAFE, AFE, SEATO === Etymology 2 === From no+action+talk+only, from talking without acting. ==== Phrase ==== NATO (slang, chiefly Malaysia and Singapore) Acronym of No Action Talk Only. Synonym: all talk and no action === Etymology 3 === From National Association of Theatre Owners. ==== Proper noun ==== NATO (US, film) Acronym of National Association of Theatre Owners. === Further reading === “NATO”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “NATO”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “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 Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. NATO in Britannica Dictionary === Anagrams === NOTA, anot, nota, tona == German == === Alternative forms === Nato === Etymology === Borrowed from English NATO. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːto/ === Proper noun === die NATO f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der NATO) 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 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.to/, [ˈna.t̪o] Homophone: nato === Proper noun === NATO (international relations, military, politics) NATO === Further reading === “NATO”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English NATO. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.to/ Rhymes: -ato === Proper noun === NATO f NATO === Further reading === NATO on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it == Japanese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English NATO. === Pronunciation === (Tokyo) ナトー [náꜜtòò] (Atamadaka – [1])IPA(key): [na̠to̞ː] === Proper noun === NATO(ナトー) • (Natō) NATO === References === == Polish == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from English NATO. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈna.tɔ/ Rhymes: -atɔ Syllabification: NA‧TO === Proper noun === NATO n (indeclinable) NATO ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === NATO in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN NATO in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from English NATO. === Pronunciation === Homophone: nato Rhymes: -atu === Proper noun === NATO f synonym of OTAN == Turkish == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from English NATO. === Proper noun === NATO NATO Synonym: KAAÖ ==== Declension ====