"AUKUS" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɔːkəs/
Etymology: Blend of AU + UK + US; Acronym of Australia + United Kingdom + United States of America.; Coined in 2021 Etymology templates: {{blend|en|AU|UK|US}} Blend of AU + UK + US, {{no deprecated lang param usage|Acronym of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Australia + United Kingdom + United States of America</i></span>.|lang=}} Acronym of Australia + United Kingdom + United States of America., {{acronym of|en|Australia + United Kingdom + United States of America}} Acronym of Australia + United Kingdom + United States of America. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} AUKUS
  1. (geopolitics, neologism) A security treaty between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; for the construction of nuclear submarines in Australia, and cooperation on cybersecurity and espionage technology; to contain the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Wikipedia link: en:AUKUS Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Geopolitics Categories (place): Australia, United Kingdom, United States Synonyms: Aukus (english: British form)
    Sense id: en-AUKUS-en-name-P2E8kLMc Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English neologisms Topics: geopolitics, government, politics Related terms: ANZUS, AU, AUSCANNZUKUS, UK, UKUSA, US, ECHELON, FVEY, NATO, NORAD, SEATO

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