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Definition of Cold war

1. Noun. A state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare.

2. Noun. A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States.

Definition of Cold war

1. Proper noun. The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, 1945–91. ¹

2. Noun. A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold War

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Literary usage of Cold war

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"FROM cold war TO DEADLY PEACE One hundred years ago, as the nineteenth century drew to a close, the mood was one of remarkably unrestrained optimism about ..."

2. Redefining the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Tokyos National Defense Program by Patrick M. Cronin, Michael J. Green (1994)
"The Japanese people, who lived in an "unstable peace" during the cold war, are beginning to deal seriously with the questions of world peace and national ..."

3. Mitterrand Legacy and the Future of French Security Policy by Ronald Tiersky (1996)
"BACKGROUND FRANCE AND POST-cold war EUROPEAN SECURITY The French are trying to move with the times in post-cold war European security developments. ..."

4. Overcoming Impediments to U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear by National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc, Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, Security Development, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs (2004)
"Despite our nations' non-adversarial relationship today, the cold war legacy continues ... Residual cold war attitudes can be expressed in a number of ways. ..."

5. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"In his appraisal of the USAF's preparedness for potential cold war clashes, ... The Kennedy Administration, the cold war, and the Air Force The cold war was ..."

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