Graveyard of Empires

短语

词形变化

the Graveyard of Empires

别名

graveyard of empires

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Afghanistan.

    比喻

词源

From the several historical instances of foreign powers (namely, the British Empire, Soviet Union and United States) having been unable to achieve military victory in Afghanistan in the modern period, and as a result, collapsed or significantly weakened thereafter.

来源：wiktionary