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demilitarisation

demilitarisation noun: the reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.

Noun

demilitarisation (plural demilitarisations)

  1. The reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
    Antonyms:
    militarization
  2. The elimination of the armed forces of a state or other political entity from a specific area in its territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty, such as in the case of demilitarized zones.
  3. The conversion of a military or paramilitary force into a civilian one.

demilitarisation meaning in Urdu, Telugu and Indonesian

demilitarisation in Urdu

فوجیت سے چھٹکارا

demilitarisation in Telugu

removal of a military force
నిస్సైనికీకరణ nissainikīkaraṇa

demilitarisation in Indonesian

removal of a military force
demilitarisasi

Antonyms of demilitarisation

Forms of demilitarisation

pluraldemilitarisations
alternative formdemilitarization

Origin of demilitarisation

From de- + militarisation.

Words that rhyme with demilitarisation

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Questions about demilitarisation

What does demilitarisation mean?
Demilitarisation means the reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
What is demilitarisation in Urdu?
Demilitarisation in Urdu is فوجیت سے چھٹکارا. See Demilitarisation meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is demilitarisation?
Demilitarisation is a noun.
What is the plural of demilitarisation?
The plural of demilitarisation is demilitarisations.

Words near demilitarisation in the dictionary

  1. demilances
  2. demilich
  3. demiliches
  4. demilion
  5. demilions
  6. demilitarisation
  7. demilitarisations
  8. demilitarise
  9. demilitarised
  10. demilitarises
  11. demilitarising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: demilitarisation (page history and authors); demilitarisation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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