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ACLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ACLANT mean? 

ACLANT (noun)
  The noun ACLANT has 1 sense:

1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Councilplay

  Familiarity information: ACLANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACLANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

ACLANT; Allied Command Atlantic

Hypernyms ("ACLANT" is a kind of...):

headquarters ((plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff)

Meronyms (members of "ACLANT"):

SACLANT; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council)

Holonyms ("ACLANT" is a part of...):

NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)


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