English noun: cold war | |||
1. | cold war (state) a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare | ||
Broader (hypernym) | antagonism, enmity, hostility | ||
Antonyms | hot war | ||
2. | Cold War (state) a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States | ||
Instance hypernym | antagonism, enmity, hostility | ||