bamboo curtain

noun

often capitalized B&C
: a political, military, and ideological barrier isolating an area of eastern Asia

Examples of bamboo curtain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Japan has always had an insular corporate culture, and Mr. Ghosn was a rare foreign executive to break that bamboo curtain. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bamboo curtain was in 1949

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“Bamboo curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bamboo%20curtain. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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