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cold war

cold war
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kohld wawr]
    • /koʊld wɔr/
    • /kəʊld wɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kohld wawr]
    • /koʊld wɔr/

Definitions of cold war words

  • proper noun cold war The Cold War was the period of hostility and tension between the Soviet bloc and the Western powers that followed the Second World War. 3
  • noun cold war a state of political hostility and military tension between two countries or power blocs, involving propaganda, subversion, threats, economic sanctions, and other measures short of open warfare, esp that between the American and Soviet blocs after World War II (the Cold War) 3
  • noun cold war hostility and sharp conflict as in diplomacy and economics between states, without actual warfare 3
  • noun cold war intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict; sustained hostile political policies and an atmosphere of strain between opposed countries. 1
  • noun cold war a continuing state of resentful antagonism between two parties short of open hostility or violence. 1
  • noun cold war (initial capital letters) rivalry after World War II between the Soviet Union and its satellites and the democratic countries of the Western world, under the leadership of the United States. 1
See all 7 definitions of cold war

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Parts of speech for Cold war

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cold war

cold war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cold war usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cold war

noun cold war

  • antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
  • rivalry — the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.
  • tension — the act of stretching or straining.
All 3 Synonyms of cold war

Antonyms for cold war

noun cold war

  • hot war — open military conflict; an armed conflict between nations: The increasing tension in the Middle East could lead to a hot war.
Just one Antonym for cold war

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