IJzeren Gordijn

      See also 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.

      Noun

      IJzeren Gordijn n

      1. (historical) the Iron Curtain
      Last modified on 4 June 2013, at 23:10