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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBilateral treaty
/ˌbaɪˈlætərəl ˈtriːti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An international agreement or treaty concluded between two sovereign states or parties.
"The two nations signed a bilateral treaty to reduce trade tariffs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'bi-' (two) + 'lateralis' (pertaining to the side), combined with Old French 'traite' / Latin 'tractatus' (agreement, handling), originating in modern diplomatic and legal terminology around the 19th century.
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Traité bilatéral
Transliteration: traité bilatéral
"La France et le Canada ont signé un traité bilatéral."
Bilateraler Vertrag
Transliteration: bilateraler Vertrag
"Deutschland und Japan schlossen einen bilateralen Vertrag ab."
Trattato bilaterale
Transliteration: trattato bilaterale
"I due paesi hanno ratificato un trattato bilaterale."
Tratado bilateral
Transliteration: tratado bilateral
"México y Estados Unidos firmaron un tratado bilateral."
Tratado bilateral
Transliteration: tratado bilateral
"O Brasil assinou um tratado bilateral com a Argentina."
द्विपक्षीय संधि
Transliteration: dvipakshiya sandhi
"भारत और उसके पड़ोसी देश ने एक द्विपक्षीय संधि पर हस्ताक्षर किए।"
双边条约
Transliteration: shuāngbiān tiáoyuē
"两国签署了一项新的双边条约。"
양자 조약
Transliteration: yangja joyak
"두 나라는 새로운 양자 조약을 체결했다."
二国間条約
Transliteration: nikokukan jōyaku
"両国は二国間条約に調印しました。"
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