Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism; 
[syn: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
    n 1: an association of nations dedicated to economic and
         political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined
         with the United States to fight against global terrorism
         [syn: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN]