- Iron Curtain, the
- ,Iron `Curtain, the nounthe border between Communist Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe during the COLD WAR
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Iron Curtain, the
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Iron Curtain — The Iron Curtain was the symbolic, ideological, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War, roughly 1945 to 1991. At both sides of the Iron Curtain, the states… … Wikipedia
iron curtain — The phrase had its origin in the 18c with reference to a safety device lowered in theatres between the stage and the auditorium. Its figurative use referring to any impenetrable barrier evolved in the early 19c and it acquired its classic meaning … Modern English usage
the Iron Curtain — the political and military barrier in the past that separated the communist countries of Europe from the rest of Europe a spy novel that takes place behind the Iron Curtain • • • Main Entry: ↑Iron Curtain … Useful english dictionary
Iron Curtain — n the Iron Curtain the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe … Dictionary of contemporary English
Iron Curtain — the Iron Curtain the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Iron Curtain — 1) N PROPER: the N People referred to the border that separated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western European countries as the Iron Curtain. The collapse of the Iron Curtain had immediate impact on the… … English dictionary
Iron Curtain (musical) — Iron Curtain is a comedy musical about the Soviet Union, with music by Stephen Weiner, lyrics by Peter Mills, and a book by Susan DiLallo.cite web|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/theater/reviews/13iron.html|title=Iron Curtain Review of … Wikipedia
Iron Curtain — ► NOUN (the Iron Curtain) ▪ a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism in eastern Europe in 1989 … English terms dictionary
Iron Curtain — in reference to the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, famously coined by Winston Churchill March 5, 1946, in speech at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, but it had been used earlier in this context (e.g. by U.S. bureaucrat Allen W. Dulles … Etymology dictionary
(the) Iron Curtain — the Iron Curtain UK US noun the border between Communist Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe during the cold war Thesaurus: cold war and wars in historyhyponym … Useful english dictionary
