iron curtain

iron curtain

n.

1. often Iron Curtain The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990.

2. A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information: "That department and the editorial department are separated by an almost impenetrable iron curtain" (Brendan Gill).

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Iron Curtain

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  (formerly) the guarded border between the countries of the Soviet bloc and the rest of Europe

b.  (as modifier) Iron Curtain countries

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

iron curtain - an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries ideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies

Translations

Iron Curtain n (Pol) the Iron Curtain → la cortina di ferro
Iron Curtain countries or countries behind the Iron Curtain → gli stati d'oltrecortina

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Iron Curtain n (Pol) the Iron Curtain → la cortina di ferro
Iron Curtain countries or countries behind the Iron Curtain → gli stati d'oltrecortina