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NATO

/NATO/Roman

English meaning: NATO

Polish Definition

(Polski)

Sojusz Północnoatlantycki — militarne i polityczne przymierze 32 państw demokratycznych.

English Definition

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization — a military alliance of 32 countries. Poland joined NATO in 1999 — a historic step after decades of Soviet-controlled Warsaw Pact membership. Russia's invasion of Ukraine (2022) made Poland NATO's most geopolitically critical member. Poland has increased defense spending to 4% of GDP — the highest in NATO. Poland hosts NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence multinational battlegroup.

Example

Polska przeznaczy 4% PKB na obronność — najwyższy wskaźnik w całym NATO.

In English: Poland will allocate 4% of GDP to defense — the highest rate in all of NATO.

Synonyms

  • pakt
  • sojusz

Literary Heritage

Władza, która nie chce słuchać, w końcu musi mówić językiem przemocy.

Power that will not listen must ultimately speak the language of violence.

Czesław Miłosz · Poet / Essayist · 20th century

Zniewolony umysł

Zniewolony umysł (The Captive Mind), Ch. 8, 1953

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