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COLD WAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cold war" is a kind of...):
antagonism; enmity; hostility (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
Antonym:
hot war (actual fighting between the warring parties)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Instance hypernyms:
antagonism; enmity; hostility (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
