bamboo curtain

bam·boo cur·tain

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bam-boo kur-tn]
- /bæmˈbu ˈkɜr tn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bam-boo kur-tn]
- /bæmˈbu ˈkɜr tn/

Definitions of bamboo curtain words

noun bamboo curtain (esp in the 1950s and 1960s) the political and military barrier to communications around the People's Republic of China 3
noun bamboo curtain the barrier of political and ideological differences that separated China from the West, esp. between 1949 and 1972 3
noun bamboo curtain a political and ideological barrier that impeded relations between Communist Asia, especially China, and the West from 1949 to 1972. 1

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bamboo curtain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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