"Bamboo Curtain" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After iron curtain, the original Cold War “curtain” (in Europe). First used in Time magazine in 1949. Etymology templates: {{m|en|iron curtain}} iron curtain Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Bamboo Curtain}} Bamboo Curtain
  1. (historical) The political and ideological barrier between the communist and capitalist states of Asia during the Cold War. Wikipedia link: Bamboo Curtain Tags: historical Categories (topical): Cold War Synonyms: bamboo curtain Related terms: bamboo ceiling Translations (political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia): Бамбукавая заслона (Bambukavaja zaslóna) (Belarusian), 竹幕 (zhúmù) (Chinese Mandarin), Bambustæppet (Danish), bambuesirippu (Finnish), Rideau de bambou (French), tirai bambu (Indonesian), 竹のカーテン (take no kāten) (Japanese), ꦠꦶꦫꦲꦶꦧꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (tirahibambu) (Javanese), រនាំងឬស្សី (rɔneaŋ rɨɨhsǝy) (Khmer), 죽(竹)의 장막 (jugui jangmak) (alt: 帳幕) (Korean), ബാംബൂ കർട്ടൻ (bāmbū kaṟṭṭaṉ) (Malayalam), Bambusteppet (Norwegian), پردهی خیزرانی (Persian), Bambusowa kurtyna [feminine] (Polish), Cortina de Bambu [feminine] (Portuguese), Бамбуковый за́навес (Bambukovyj zánaves) (Russian), Telón de Bambú [masculine] (Spanish), Bamburidån (Swedish), ม่านไม้ไผ่ (mâan máai pài) (Thai), bức màn tre (Vietnamese)

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