Arab Winter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The antidemocratic aftermath of the Arab Spring, involving more authoritarian governments and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

Word forms

Arab Winter

Etymology

Coined by Daniel Byman in The Washington Post in December 2011, in reference to the Arab Spring.

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