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Iron Curtain

I·ron Cur·tain


noun 
Definition:
 
1. former European border: the militarized border between the Communist bloc and Western Europe during the Cold War. The Iron Curtain existed from the end of World War II until the fall of Eastern European Communist governments between 1989 and 1991.

2. policy of isolation during Cold War: the policy of isolation that prevented freedom of travel and communication between Western and Eastern Europe during the Cold War

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