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Marshall Plan

Marshall Plan proper noun: an American initiative to provide foreign aid to countries in Western Europe after World War II, in operation from 1948 to 1951.

Proper noun

Marshall Plan

  1. (historical) An American initiative to provide foreign aid to countries in Western Europe after World War II, in operation from 1948 to 1951.
    • All this has taken, and will take, time, but the Marshall Plan is resulting in speedier rehabilitation, especially of German railways.1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 338

Origin of Marshall Plan

Named after George C. Marshall.

Questions about Marshall Plan

What does Marshall Plan mean?
Marshall Plan means an American initiative to provide foreign aid to countries in Western Europe after World War II, in operation from 1948 to 1951.
What part of speech is Marshall Plan?
Marshall Plan is a proper noun.

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