Verteidigungsbündnis

defence alliance

noun fer-TY-di-gungs-buend-nis Rare

Also means

military alliance

Usage Note

Verteidigungsbündnis is a treaty-based alliance of states that commit to mutual defence. NATO is the most prominent example; the term appears constantly in German foreign policy and defence debates.

Examples

"Deutschland ist Gründungsmitglied des westlichen Verteidigungsbündnisses NATO."

Natural Translation

Germany is a founding member of the western defence alliance NATO.

Literal Translation

Germany is founding-member of-the western defence-alliance NATO.

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