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IJzeren Gordijn
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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
n IJzeren Gordijn
nl historical the Iron Curtain