bizonal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bizonal
1945–50; bi- 1, zone, -al 1; in political use, from the post–World War II occupation zones in Germany
Example Sentences
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"We are looking for a bizonal, bicommunal federal republic," said Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kenan Atakol.
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Convinced that a divided Germany would be more than a temporary Condition, the Anglo-Americans this week gave authorization to a tightened bizonal economic administration.
From Time Magazine Archive
In essence, the Turkish plan calls for a "bicommunal, bizonal" federal government for Cyprus with two legislative assemblies dealing separately with the domestic affairs of their respective populations, and jointly with external affairs and defense.
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Local German governments paid scant attention to the food quotas set up by the present bizonal Economic Council, which was powerless to enforce its orders.
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In D�sseldorf, German officials from other bizonal states agreed to divert part of their meat and fats to the Ruhr next month.
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