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nato

/ˈneɪ.təʊ/US/ˈneɪ.toʊ/

nato noun: a tree of the genus Mora.

Noun

nato (countable and uncountable, plural natos)

  1. (countable) A tree of the genus Mora
  2. (uncountable) The wood of such trees

Proper noun (1) capitalized: NATO

NATO

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    • On the other hand, one still would have to note that relations between NATO in London and OSR in Paris were still not as closely integrated as might be desired, and that the power of decision, especially on industrial and financial matters, still was not centered in one place in the NATO.1951 October 5, Activities in Europe Concerned with Material Support of NATO and MDAP, Office of the Secretary of Defense, page 23
    • Yes, France is geographically situated in a key position so far as Western Europe is concerned. They are really the bridge between Germany, Spain and Italy. And it was necessary to have a NATO organization that was unified and France was a necessary member of that organization.1964, Harry S. Truman, 0:18 from the start, in MP2002-479 Former President Truman Recalls Negotiating With DeGaulle and France after WWII, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National...

Phrase capitalized: NATO

NATO

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, abbreviation, acronym, slang) Acronym of No Action Talk Only.
    • turn it off then. don't nato......pressure your government to do that.:)1998 May 30, Kicker, “First on Everest are not Singaporeans - Sure or not?”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)
    • haiya...i think, hah....our GOV also nowadays becoming NATO! (NATO = No Action Talk Only...!!!)2003 January 24, ALIEN, “Spying activities at Pedra Branca”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

Proper noun (2) capitalized: NATO

NATO

  1. (US, abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of National Association of Theatre Owners.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Nato

Nato

  1. (UK, generally proscribed in North America) UK standard spelling of NATO.

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Nato

Nato

  1. A surname

nato meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

nato in Hindi

नाटो, नैटो, नेटो

nato in Tamil

நேட்டோ, நாட்டோ

nato in Marathi

नाटो, नॅटो

nato in Urdu

نیٹو, ناٹو
More languagesFewer languages
nato in Bengali
ন্যাটো, নেটো
nato in Telugu
నాటో
nato in Malayalam
നാറ്റോ, നേറ്റോ, നാറ്റൊ
nato in Kannada
ನ್ಯಾಟೋ, ನಾಟೋ
nato in Punjabi
ਨਾਟੋ, ਨੈਟੋ
nato in Gujarati
નાટો
nato in Odia
ନାଟୋ
nato in Nepali
नाटो, न्याटो

Synonyms of nato

Forms of nato

Noun
pluralnatos
Proper noun
alternative formNato

Plural of nato: natos

Origin of nato

From North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From no+action+talk+only, from talking without acting.

From National Association of Theatre Owners.

Words formed from nato

Phrases with nato

Words that rhyme with nato

Questions about nato

What does nato mean?
Nato means a tree of the genus Mora.
What is nato in Hindi?
Nato in Hindi is नाटो, नैटो, नेटो. See Nato meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nato?
Nato can be a noun, a proper noun or a phrase.
How do you pronounce nato?
Nato is pronounced /ˈneɪ.təʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of nato?
The plural of nato is natos.

Words near nato in the dictionary

  1. natlang
  2. natlangs
  3. natlot
  4. Natmeg
  5. Natmegs
  6. nato
  7. NATO phonetic alphabet
  8. NATO reporting name
  9. NATO reporting names
  10. NATOish
  11. NATOist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nato (page history and authors); NATO (page history and authors); Nato (page history and authors); nato (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nato (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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