name · noun · phrase · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈneɪ.təʊ/
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US:/ˈneɪ.toʊ/
rhymes with -eɪtəʊ
CMU ARPABET:N EY1 T OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
Acronym of National Association of Theatre Owners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of NATO.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of
Qualifier: generally proscribed in North America
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A tree of the genus Mora
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
The wood of such trees
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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phrase
Meaning 6
Acronym of No Action Talk Only.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all talk and no action
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
History
Etymology
From North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
From National Association of Theatre Owners.
From no+action+talk+only, from talking without acting.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
NAVO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Albanian:
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Amharic:
ኔቶ
(neto)
— North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Arabic:
الناتُو
(an-nātū)
— North Atlantic Treaty Organization