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DMZ

American  
  1. demilitarized zone.


DMZ British  

abbreviation

  1. demilitarized zone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That included their rendezvous at the DMZ when Trump, while attending the Group of 20 summit in nearby Japan, floated an abrupt get-together on social media, an offer that surprised Trump’s own advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

To preserve the most important fragments, we may need to establish buffer zones — think of them as the DMZ between nature and humanity — or find other ways to mitigate ongoing risks.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

At the DMZ, Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on the North Korean side of the border.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

These small beacons of hope were supposed to signal that the DMZ was temporary and one day soon Korea would be reunified.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

All the way from Saigon north to the DMZ.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers