Five Power Defence Arrangements

proper noun

the British-backed multilateral joint armed force between the British commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania (mainly Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom).

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Meanings

proper nounthe Five Power Defence Arrangements pl (plural only)

alternative FPDA

  1. AustraliaMalaysiaNew ZealandSingaporeUKpluralplural onlygovernmentthe British-backed multilateral joint armed force between the British commonwealth countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania (mainly Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom).
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APA

Five Power Defence Arrangements. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Five%20Power%20Defence%20Arrangements

MLA

“Five Power Defence Arrangements.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Five%20Power%20Defence%20Arrangements. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Five Power Defence Arrangements,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Five%20Power%20Defence%20Arrangements.

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