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Atlantic bloc

Atlantic bloc proper noun: the group of countries united after WWII in mutual protection from the U.S.S.R. (eventually resulting in NATO).

Proper noun

Atlantic bloc

  1. The group of countries united after WWII in mutual protection from the U.S.S.R. (eventually resulting in NATO).
    • The reported reaction of the Netherlands Government-in-exlle, in London, was that an Atlantic bloc to control Germany and offset Russia should be composed of America as the arsenal, Britain the base, western Europe the beachhead.1949, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, North Atlantic Treaty
    • The decline of the Atlantic bloc has been less theatrical, although clearly visible. In a sense, the Atlantic bloc has carried the seeds of its own dissolution from the beginning.1970, David P. Calleo, The Atlantic fantasy: the U. S., NATO, and Europe, page 46

Questions about Atlantic bloc

What does Atlantic bloc mean?
Atlantic bloc means the group of countries united after WWII in mutual protection from the U.S.S.R. (eventually resulting in NATO).
What part of speech is Atlantic bloc?
Atlantic bloc is a proper noun.

Words near Atlantic bloc in the dictionary

  1. Atlanteans
  2. atlantes
  3. Atlantian
  4. Atlantians
  5. atlantic
  6. Atlantic bloc
  7. Atlantic bonito
  8. Atlantic bonitos
  9. Atlantic Canada
  10. Atlantic City
  11. Atlantic Coast leopard frog

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