bamboo curtain

noun

often capitalized B&C

: a political, military, and ideological barrier isolating an area of eastern Asia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Jazz up any room with this boho bamboo curtain, beaded to create a beautiful iris flower. —

Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 30 Mar. 2021 In one shot from a bamboo curtain shop outside Ho Chi Minh, Huy uses his Nikon D800E to immortalize the traditional art of stringing curtains. —

Michael Waters, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2019 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 24 Mar. 2023.

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