The story
Initialism from the first five letters of "United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
UNTAET
Today it means: The United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in East Timor from 1999 until 2002 formed following the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum. Full definition →