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Icelandic
Etymology
From járn + tjald, a calque of English Iron Curtain.
Pronunciation
Noun
járntjald n (genitive singular járntjalds, nominative plural járntjöld)
- (communism, historical, politics) Iron Curtain
- (theater) iron curtain (barrier made of iron in the theatre)
Declension
Declension of járntjald (neuter)
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