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Five Power Defence Arrangements

Five Power Defence Arrangements proper noun: the British-backed multilateral joint armed force between the British commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania (mainly Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom).

Proper noun

the Five Power Defence Arrangements pl (plural only)

  1. (Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, plural) the British-backed multilateral joint armed force between the British commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania (mainly Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom).

Forms of Five Power Defence Arrangements

alternative formFPDA

Questions about Five Power Defence Arrangements

What does Five Power Defence Arrangements mean?
Five Power Defence Arrangements means the British-backed multilateral joint armed force between the British commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania (mainly Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom).
What part of speech is Five Power Defence Arrangements?
Five Power Defence Arrangements is a proper noun.

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