demilitarized zone

American  

noun

1. an area in which it is forbidden to station military forces or maintain military installations.

2. Informal. any area, place, or circumstance in which conflicts or hostilities are held in abeyance. DMZ

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Etymology

Origin of demilitarized zone

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Russia was likely to object to provisions including a demilitarized zone in the Donetsk area, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

That region would reportedly become a demilitarized zone under the plan.

From Salon

At the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea he was asked by his North Korean escort if he wanted to shout “Yankee go home!”

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.

From BBC

Vance zipped in afterward with a completely made-up plan about a "demilitarized zone" and a "guarantee of neutrality."

From Salon

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