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1strained — adjective 1) relations were strained Syn: awkward, tense, uneasy, uncomfortable, edgy, difficult, troubled 2) a strained smile Syn: forced, unnatural, artificial, insincere …
2strained — adjective 1) relations between them were strained Syn: awkward, tense, uneasy, uncomfortable, edgy, difficult, troubled Ant: friendly 2) Jean s strained face Syn …
3Foreign relations of Greece — Greece This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Greece …
4Nazi–Soviet economic relations (1934–1941) — After the Nazis rose to power in Germany in 1933, relations between Germany and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate rapidly, and trade between the two countries decreased. Following several years of high tension and rivalry, Nazi Germany and… …
5Foreign relations of Colombia — Colombia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Colombia …
6Foreign relations of Fiji — Fiji has had many coups recently, in 1987, 2000 and 2006. Fiji has been suspended various times from the Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping of mostly former British colonies. It was readmitted to the Commonwealth in December 2001, following the… …
7Foreign relations of Italy — Italy This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Italy …
8Foreign relations of Laos — The foreign relations of Laos, after the takeover by the Pathet Lao in December 1975, were characterized by a hostile posture toward the West, with the government of the Lao People s Democratic Republic aligning itself with the Soviet bloc,… …
9Polish–Lithuanian relations during World War II — The issue of Polish and Lithuanian relations during the World War II is a controversial one, and some modern Lithuanian and Polish historians still differ in their interpretations of the related events, many of which are related to the Lithuanian …
10Russia–United States relations — This page deals with the relations between the Russian Federation and the United States. For the relations between the Russian empire and the United States (1776 1922), see: Relations between the Russian Empire and the United States. For the… …
