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cold war en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Diachronically, back-formation from Cold War: a common noun back-formed from the proper noun naming the first post–WWII instance of the concept; synchronically, cold + war.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided; especially, either the Cold War or Cold War II.
    • It's just an old war / Not even a cold war 1979, “Broken English”, performed by Marianne Faithfull:
    • 1951, Daniel V. Gallery, Clear the Decks, 19 October 1945, page 100, World War III started on VJ Day as a cold war. It began to warm up when the Russians blockaded Berlin and nearly reached the exploding point in Korea.
    • 1945, George Orwell, "You and the Atom Bomb", Tribune, 19 October 1945; reprinted in Orwell, Sonia Orwell, and Ian Angus, George Orwell: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Volume 4: In Front of Your Nose (1946–1950), David R. Godine (2000), ISBN →ISBN, page 9, James Burnham's theory has been much discussed, but few people have yet considered its ideological implications—that is, the kind of world-view, the kind of beliefs, and the social structure that would probably prevail in a state which was at once unconquerable and in a permanent state of “cold war” with its neighbours.
    • The world economy is on the brink of a second cold war that could “annihilate” progress made since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a senior International Monetary Fund official has warned. 2023 December 11, Richard Partington, “World economy on brink of ‘cold war two’, IMF official warns”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Antonyms

hot war

Coordinates

world war

Translations (100)

pa ਸ਼ੀਤ ਜੰਗ (a period of hostile relations) · lo ສົງຄາມເຢັນ (a period of hostile relations) · nb kald krig (a period of hostile relations) · nds koolt Krieg (a period of hostile relations) · eo malvarma milito (a period of hostile relations) · vec guera freda (a period of hostile relations) · mk студена војна (a period of hostile relations) · tg ҷанги сард (a period of hostile relations) · jv perang dingin (a period of hostile relations) · gd an cogadh fuar (a period of hostile relations) · et külm sõda (a period of hostile relations) · ro război rece (a period of hostile relations) · da kold krig (a period of hostile relations) · ka ცივი ომი (a period of hostile relations) · an guerra fría (a period of hostile relations) · fi kylmä sota (a period of hostile relations) · oc guèrra freja (a period of hostile relations) · bg студе́на война́ (a period of hostile relations) · hi शीतयुद्ध (a period of hostile relations) · ga cogadh fuar (a period of hostile relations) · es guerra fría (a period of hostile relations) · ky кансыз согуш (a period of hostile relations) · gl guerra fría (a period of hostile relations) · tr soğuk savaş (a period of hostile relations) · tl digmaang malamig (a period of hostile relations) · fa-ira جَنْگِ سَرْد (a period of hostile relations) · la bellum frigidum (a period of hostile relations) · is kalda stríðið (a period of hostile relations) · tt салкын сугыш (a period of hostile relations) · ko 냉전 (a period of hostile relations) · sw vita baridi (a period of hostile relations) · fy kâlde kriich (a period of hostile relations) · nl koude oorlog (a period of hostile relations) · it guerra fredda (a period of hostile relations) · uz sovuq urush (a period of hostile relations) · kk суық соғыс (a period of hostile relations) · ms perang dingin (a period of hostile relations) · mt gwerra bierda (a period of hostile relations) · cmn 冷戰 /冷战 (a period of hostile relations) · az soyuq müharibə (a period of hostile relations) · ba һалҡын һуғыш (a period of hostile relations) · sah тымныы сэрии (a period of hostile relations) · sq luftë e ftohtë (a period of hostile relations) · ar حَرْب بَارِدَة (a period of hostile relations) · ml ശീതയുദ്ധം (a period of hostile relations) · lv aukstais karš (a period of hostile relations) · ko 랭전 (a period of hostile relations) · prs جَنْگِ سَرْد (a period of hostile relations) · sh хладни рат (a period of hostile relations) · el ψυχρός πόλεμος (a period of hostile relations) · tk sowuk uruş (a period of hostile relations) · yi קאַלטער קריג (a period of hostile relations) · id perang dingin (a period of hostile relations) · my စစ်အေး (a period of hostile relations) · de kalter Krieg (a period of hostile relations) · vi chiến tranh lạnh (a period of hostile relations) · bua хүйтэн дайн (a period of hostile relations) · io kolda milito (a period of hostile relations) · he מִלְחָמָה קָרָה (a period of hostile relations) · sl hladna vojna (a period of hostile relations) · ug سوغۇق ئۇرۇش (a period of hostile relations) · cv сивлек вӑрҫӑ (a period of hostile relations) · ja 冷たい戦争 (a period of hostile relations) · sh hladni rat (a period of hostile relations) · ce шийла тӏом (a period of hostile relations) · kmr şerê sar (a period of hostile relations) · uk холо́дна війна́ (a period of hostile relations) · mr शीतयुद्ध (a period of hostile relations) · hu hidegháború (a period of hostile relations) · fo kalt kríggj (a period of hostile relations) · my စစ်အေးတိုက်ပွဲ (a period of hostile relations) · sv kallt krig (a period of hostile relations) · gu શીતયુદ્ધ (a period of hostile relations) · ja 冷戦 (a period of hostile relations) · ur سَرْد جَن٘گ (a period of hostile relations) · nrf fraide dgèrre (a period of hostile relations) · nan-hbl 冷戰 /冷战 (a period of hostile relations) · gv caggey feayr (a period of hostile relations) · ast guerra fría (a period of hostile relations) · da koldkrig (a period of hostile relations) · scn guerra fridda (a period of hostile relations) · bn স্নায়ুযুদ্ধ (a period of hostile relations) · km សង្គ្រាមត្រជាក់ (a period of hostile relations) · ms pakanga taungaunga (a period of hostile relations) · mn хүйтэн дайн (a period of hostile relations) · pt guerra fria (a period of hostile relations) · fr guerre froide (a period of hostile relations) · br brezel yen (a period of hostile relations) · eu gerra hotza (a period of hostile relations) · yue 冷戰 /冷战 (a period of hostile relations) · be хало́дная вайна́ (a period of hostile relations) · th สงครามเย็น (a period of hostile relations) · ru холо́дная война́ (a period of hostile relations) · lt šaltasis karas (a period of hostile relations) · hy սառը պատերազմ (a period of hostile relations) · cy y rhyfel oer (a period of hostile relations) · ca guerra freda (a period of hostile relations) · pl zimna wojna (a period of hostile relations) · sk studená vojna (a period of hostile relations) · cs studená válka (a period of hostile relations)