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Cuban Missile Crisis

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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Cuban oregano Cuban pine cuban prime Cuban red macaw Cuban Republic Cuban sandwich

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