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cold war

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cold war
n.
1. often Cold War A state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-scale war, especially that which existed between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II.
2. A state of rivalry and tension between two factions, groups, or individuals that stops short of open, violent confrontation.

cold warrior n.

cold war
Noun
a state of political hostility between two countries without actual warfare

A state of international tension wherein political, economic, technological, sociological, psychological, paramilitary, and military measures short of overt armed conflict involving regular military forces are employed to achieve national objectives.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cold warcold war - a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
antagonism, enmity, hostility - a state of deep-seated ill-will
hot war - actual fighting between the warring parties
2.Cold War - a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
Translations
Cold War n the Cold War → la guerra fría
Cold War n the Cold War → la guerre froide
Cold War cold n the Cold War → der Kalte Krieg
Cold War n the Cold War → la guerra fredda


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Today, a generation raised in the shadows of the Cold War assumes new responsibilities in a world warmed by the sunshine of freedom, but threatened still by ancient hatreds and new plagues.
 
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