Warsaw Pact

Warsaw Pact

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Proper noun

the Warsaw Pact

1. (international law) A pact (long-term alliance treaty) signed on May 14, 1955 in Warsaw by the Soviet Union and its Communist military allies in Europe.

   The Warsaw Pact formalized Moscow's dominance in Europe's east.

2. (metonymically) The Warsaw Treaty Organization that was established by the above treaty; a strategic alliance comparable and opposed to NATO.

Synonyms

• (treaty) Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (full official name)

Translations

pact

Chinese: Mandarin: 華沙條約 (zh), 华沙条约 (zh) (Huáshā tiáoyuē) Finnish: Varsovan sopimus French: pacte de Varsovie (fr) m German: Warschauer Pakt (de) m Greek: Σύμφωνο της Βαρσοβίας n (Sýmfono tis Varsovías) Japanese: ワルシャワ条約 (Warushawa jōyaku) Korean: 바르샤바 조약 (bareusyaba joyak) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: Peymana Varşovayê f Polish: Układ Warszawski m Russian: Варша́вский догово́р m (Varšávskij dogovór)

military alliance

Czech: Varšavská smlouva f Danish: Warszawapagten c (definite form) Dutch: Warschaupact (nl) n Finnish: Varsovan liitto (fi) French: Pacte de Varsovie m German: Warschauer Pakt (de) m Hungarian: Varsói Szerződés Polish: Układ Warszawski m Russian: Варшавский догово́р m (Varšavskij dogovór)