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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古巴導彈危機 /古巴导弹危机
  • 古巴導彈危機 /古巴导弹危机 (Gǔbā dǎodàn wēijī)Translations
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APA

Cuban Missile Crisis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20Missile%20Crisis

MLA

“Cuban Missile Crisis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20Missile%20Crisis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuban Missile Crisis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuban%20Missile%20Crisis.

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