demilitarized zone

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of demilitarized zone¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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

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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!”

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Israel has also imposed what is in effect a demilitarized zone over southern Syria, including Sweida, preventing the Syrian army from establishing its authority over the region.

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

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

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