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CORTINA HIERRO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
- Social Policy (General)
- Political Theories and Doctrines
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Iron Curtain country
1, record 1, English, Iron%20Curtain%20country
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
During the Cold War of the mid to late 20th century, any of the communist countries of the Soviet bloc, especially one in central or eastern Europe. 1, record 1, English, - Iron%20Curtain%20country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie politique et géopolitique
- Politiques sociales (Généralités)
- Théories et doctrines politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays du rideau de fer
1, record 1, French, pays%20du%20rideau%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'auteure] raconte qu'elle a écrit son livre, en 1985, après des voyages dans des pays du rideau de fer (Tchécoslovaquie, Allemagne de l'Est). 1, record 1, French, - pays%20du%20rideau%20de%20fer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía política y geopolítica
- Políticas sociales (Generalidades)
- Teorías y doctrinas políticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- país del telón de acero
1, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20del%20tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- país de la cortina de hierro 2, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20de%20la%20cortina%20de%20hierro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante la guerra fría era inconcebible que un avión de la Unión Soviética, aunque fuese sin armas y sólo con instrumentos de observación, sobrevolase Estados Unidos o Europa occidental, o uno de Estados Unidos hiciese lo mismo sobre territorio soviético o cualquier otro país del telón de acero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pa%C3%ADs%20del%20tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Policy (General)
- Political Theories and Doctrines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Iron Curtain
1, record 2, English, Iron%20Curtain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- iron curtain 2, record 2, English, iron%20curtain
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especially during the Cold War, a notional barrier dividing the capitalist West and the communist countries of the Eastern bloc. 3, record 2, English, - Iron%20Curtain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politiques sociales (Généralités)
- Théories et doctrines politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Rideau de fer
1, record 2, French, Rideau%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rideau de fer 2, record 2, French, rideau%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne frontalière qui séparait les États socialistes de l'Europe de l'Est des États d'Europe occidentale […] 3, record 2, French, - Rideau%20de%20fer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Políticas sociales (Generalidades)
- Teorías y doctrinas políticas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- telón de acero
1, record 2, Spanish, tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cortina de hierro 2, record 2, Spanish, cortina%20de%20hierro
correct, feminine noun
- Telón de acero 3, record 2, Spanish, Tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frontera política e ideológica que separaba los países del bloque soviético de los occidentales. 4, record 2, Spanish, - tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
telón de acero: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "telón de acero" se escribe en minúscula. 5, record 2, Spanish, - tel%C3%B3n%20de%20acero
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