treaty

«treaty» in Mova's school dictionary: A written agreement between countries or nations, for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a treaty, treaties)

meaning for a pupil

A written agreement between countries or nations, for example to end a war, to trade or to share land. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons pupils learn about peace treaties that ended wars, and in New Zealand about the Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and Māori chiefs. In Canada and the USA, treaties were made with First Nations and Native American nations. Phrases: peace treaty, sign a treaty, break a treaty.

examples

• The two countries signed a peace treaty. tree →
• The Treaty of Waitangi is very important in New Zealand. tree →
• Breaking a treaty can lead to war. tree →
• Many treaties were made with Native American nations. tree →
• The treaty allowed both sides to fish in the sea. tree →
• Leaders met to agree on the treaty. tree →
• "And you," retorted the lion, "have not feared to break our treaty that engaged solemnly we should never interfere with each other." tree →

note

Plural: "treaties" (y changes to ies). A treaty is between countries or nations; an agreement between people is usually a "contract" or "deal". Many treaties with Indigenous peoples were broken, which is an important part of history.

In the corpora

• Wars can end: peace treaties have been signed, and countries that once fought each other are friends now.
• Borders are not fixed forever, and the map of Europe has changed many times through wars, marriages, treaties and votes.
• New Zealand still works to keep the treaty's promises, and Waitangi Day, 6 February, is its national day.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «treaty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.