IJzeren Gordijn

See also: ijzeren gordijn

Dutch

Etymology

Probably first used in a political sense by Queen Elisabeth of Belgium to describe the situation between Belgium and her country of origin Germany. The modern meaning has the same origin as its English equivalent.

Proper noun

IJzeren Gordijn n

  1. (historical) the Iron Curtain
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