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Ostrich Alliance

Ostrich Alliance proper noun: a group of countries run by governments or leaders that have taken the stance of denying the significance and downplaying the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

Proper noun

Ostrich Alliance

  1. A group of countries run by governments or leaders that have taken the stance of denying the significance and downplaying the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Origin of Ostrich Alliance

In reference to the well-known myth of ostriches burying their heads in the sand to avoid danger. Compare ostrich policy, ostrich politics.

Questions about Ostrich Alliance

What does Ostrich Alliance mean?
Ostrich Alliance means a group of countries run by governments or leaders that have taken the stance of denying the significance and downplaying the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
What part of speech is Ostrich Alliance?
Ostrich Alliance is a proper noun.

Words near Ostrich Alliance in the dictionary

  1. ostreophage
  2. ostreophagist
  3. ostreophagists
  4. ostreophagous
  5. ostrich
  6. Ostrich Alliance
  7. ostrich dinosaur
  8. ostrich dinosaurs
  9. ostrich fern
  10. ostrich ferns
  11. ostrich instruction

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