HyperDic: iron_curtain

English > 1 sense of the expression iron curtain:
NOUNcognitioniron curtainan impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy
English > iron curtain: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn 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.
Broaderideological barrierA barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies / ideologies
SpanishCortina de Hierro, telón de acero
Catalancortina de ferro, teló d'acer

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