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Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis proper noun: a diplomatic crisis in 1962, between the United States and the Soviet Union, over Soviet nuclear missiles placed in Cuba. It almost led to nuclear war.

Proper noun

Cuban Missile Crisis

  1. A diplomatic crisis in 1962, between the United States and the Soviet Union, over Soviet nuclear missiles placed in Cuba. It almost led to nuclear war.

Questions about Cuban Missile Crisis

What does Cuban Missile Crisis mean?
Cuban Missile Crisis means a diplomatic crisis in 1962, between the United States and the Soviet Union, over Soviet nuclear missiles placed in Cuba. It almost led to nuclear war.
What part of speech is Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuban Missile Crisis is a proper noun.

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