1 July 2018
cordon sanitaire
[French kawr-dawn sa-nee-ter]
noun, plural cordons sanitaires [French kawr-dawn sa-nee-ter]
1. a line around a quarantined area guarded to prevent the spread of a disease by restricting passage into or out of the area.
2. a group of neighboring, generally neutral states forming a geographical barrier between two states having aggressive military or ideological aims against each other.
Origin of cordon sanitaire
1840-1850 From French, dating back to 1840-50; See origin at cordon, sanitary
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Examples from the Web for cordon sanitaire
Historical Examples
Some of the French statesmen occasionally say what is not true ( cordon sanitaire); here they conceal the truth.
The Life of Albert Gallatin
Henry Adams
The plague is raging with unwonted fatality; but no cordon sanitaire is established—no adequate remedy sought.
Thoughts on African Colonization
William Lloyd Garrison
A proposal by President Carranza to draw a cordon sanitaire round the place has not yet reached Washington.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920
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Today’s quote
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it.
– Gandhi
On this day
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1 July 1921 – founding of the Communist Party of China.
1 July 1943 – Tokyo City is officially dissolved following its merger with the Tokyo Prefecture. Since then no Japanese city has been named Tokyo. Modern-day Tokyo is not officially a city, instead it is a prefecture consisting of 23 wards, 26 cities, five towns and eight villages.
1 July 1961 – birth of Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales. Died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
1 July 1963 – ZIP codes introduced for United States mail.
1 July 1978 – Australia’s Northern Territory is granted self-government.
1 July 2002 – establishment of the International Criminal Court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war-crimes and the crime of aggression.