treaty : Idioms & Phrases

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commercial treaty

  • noun a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
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lateran treaty

  • noun the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state
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north atlantic treaty

  • noun the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO
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north atlantic treaty organization

  • noun an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
    NATO.
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peace treaty

  • noun a treaty to cease hostilities
    pacification; peace.
    • peace came on November 11th
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private treaty

  • noun a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency
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Reciprocity treaty, ∨ Treaty of reciprocity

  • a treaty concluded between two countries, conferring equal privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in other respects.
Webster 1913

treaty of versailles

  • noun the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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treaty port

  • noun a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
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