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cold war

cold war noun
plural cold wars
cold war
noun
plural cold wars
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD WAR
the Cold War : the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. after 1945
[count] : a conflict or dispute between two groups that does not involve actual fighting

— cold–war

or Cold–War adjective, always used before a noun