Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun During the Cold War, the Communist nations of the world.
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- proper noun Those countries aligned with the East during the
Cold War , particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (First World ).
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Examples
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I await the congratulations of our Assembly Members for this excellent performance in outperforming the rest of the UK during the worst recession since the Second World war with bated breath.
Archive 2009-09-01 Dylan Jones-Evans 2009
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Schake seems reluctant to endorse any deal-making with the Taliban, which my colleague and Second World author Parag Khanna says will be necessary particularly given the Taliban's deep social roots in Pashtun and Punjabi realities.
Steve Clemons: Obama's Team Stumbling Into Afghanistan Trap 2009
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I await the congratulations of our Assembly Members for this excellent performance in outperforming the rest of the UK during the worst recession since the Second World war with bated breath.
IBW's JUSTIFICATION Dylan Jones-Evans 2009
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He said the EU community, which was united by the Second World
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President Hoover, and with allowances for the special case of the Second World
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It was the fact that the Labour leader laying the wreath at the Cenotaph sat out the Second World
WN.com - Articles related to Elgin woman sentenced for abusing over 200 dogs, rabbits 2010
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His poll ratings have reached new lows as unemployment has risen and the eurozone's third largest economy has struggled to emerge from its worst recession since the Second World
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But the First World War then cemented an image of Germany as a problem to all Britons - an emotion obviously further accentuated by the Second World
Mirror.co.uk - News 2010
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Earlier Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg shook hands on the steps of No 10, marking the start of Britain's first coalition Government since the Second World
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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It was the fact that the Labour leader laying the wreath at the Cenotaph sat out the Second World
WN.com - Articles related to Parents of college students face credit card dilemmas 2010
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