the Iron Curtain

noun

: 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

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The Rise of First-Generation Wealth And Entrepreneurial Foundations The fall of the Iron Curtain unleashed a wave of entrepreneurship across Central and Southeastern Europe. —

Francois Botha, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Its founding members were from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea, all composing in the Western classical tradition and hailing from countries on this side of the Iron Curtain. —

James Gui, Pitchfork, 5 Oct. 2024 By the time the country began to emerge from behind the Iron Curtain in 1989, Czech food had become stodgy and unimaginative. —

David Farley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024 This virtually eliminated quality winemaking, which was only revived after the fall of the Iron Curtain. —

Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Iron Curtain

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