IRON CURTAIN

Meaning of IRON CURTAIN in English

■ noun ( the ~ ) a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism in eastern Europe in 1989.

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IRON CURTAIN — noun Date: 1819 an impenetrable barrier , a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IRON CURTAIN — Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON CURTAIN — noun Usage: often capitalized I&C Etymology: translation of German eiserner vorhang iron fireproof theatrical curtain 1. : a political, military, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — 1. ( sometimes caps. ) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — impenetrable barrier; line of demarcation between Western Europe and the Russian zone of influence; political and ideological barrier that cuts …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IRON CURTAIN — Date: 1819 1. : an impenetrable barrier the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious — C. J. Rolo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — Function: noun Date: 1819 1 : an impenetrable barrier <the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious ― C. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — [iron curtain] n (1819) 1: an impenetrable barrier "the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious --C. J. Rolo" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRON CURTAIN — the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and …
Britannica English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — noun [ sing. ] the name that people used for the border that used to exist between Western Europe and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — ˌIron ˈCurtain, the BrE AmE the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON CURTAIN — People referred to the border that separated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON CURTAIN — People referred to the border that separated the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe from the Western …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
IRON CURTAIN — Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IRON CURTAIN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес железный занавес
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес (особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или другой) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес ( особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IRON CURTAIN — 1) театр. железный занавес (особый жесткий занавес, опускаемый с целью предотвратить проникновение зрителей на сцену, ограничить распространение пожара или другой) 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес
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IRON CURTAIN — Железный занавес
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
IRON CURTAIN — "железный занавес" Выражение из лексикона "холодной войны" [cold war], впервые было публично употреблено в марте 1946 в т.н. "речи о железном …
IRON CURTAIN — "железный занавес" Выражение из лексикона "холодной войны" [cold war], впервые было публично употреблено в марте 1946 в т. н. "речи …
IRON CURTAIN — железный занавес железный занавес
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURTAIN — I. ˈkər]t ə n, -ə̄], -əi] sometimes ]tə̇n or ]d.ə̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURTAIN — — curtainless , adj. /kerr"tn/ , n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURTAIN — I. ˈkər-t ə n noun Etymology: Middle English curtine, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — noun a flag; an ensign; in contempt. 2. curtain ·vt to inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. …
Webster English vocab
IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — [cur.tain] n [ME curtine, fr. OF, fr. LL cortina (trans. of Gk aulaia, fr. aule court), fr. L cohort-, cohors …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CURTAIN — curtain BrE AmE ˈkɜːt ə n AmE \ ˈkɝːt- ▷ curtain|ed d ▷ curtain|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ curtain|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURTAIN — / ˈkɜːtn; NAmE ˈkɜːrtn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of cloth that is hung …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURTAIN — I. cur ‧ tain 1 S3 W3 /ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CURTAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRON — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CURTAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Oxford English vocab
CURTAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, …
Oxford English vocab
IRON — ( irons, ironing, ironed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Iron is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURTAIN — ( curtains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Curtains are large pieces …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet ▪ She's on iron tablets for her anaemia. a stone/wooden/iron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CURTAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a veil/curtain of mist (= an amount of mist that prevents you seeing something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRON — n. magnetic iron ore iron pyrite bog iron ore cast iron Iron Act Iron Age Iron Curtain iron deficiency anemia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CURTAIN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CURTAIN — noun 1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑ drape ADJECTIVE ▪ shower ▪ closed , drawn , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IRON — n. 25B6; noun a ship built of iron : metal, pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron. she needed some iron …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IRON — is mentioned with brass as the earliest of known metals. (Genesis 4:22) The natural wealth in iron of the soil …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
IRON — 1. сущ. 1) хим. а) железо (элемент) б) черный металл, напр., железо, сталь, чугун to cast iron ≈ лить сталь …
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