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demilitarized zone

demilitarized zone noun: an area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.).

Noun

demilitarized zone (plural demilitarized zones)

  1. An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)
  2. A subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.
    Synonyms:
    perimeter network

demilitarized zone meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

demilitarized zone in Arabic

area
مِنْطَقَةُ مَنْزُوعَةُ السَلَاح minṭaqatu manzūʕatu s-salāḥ

demilitarized zone in Thai

area
เขตปลอดทหาร

demilitarized zone in Vietnamese

area
khu phi quân sự, giới tuyến quân sự, vùng phi quân sự

Synonyms of demilitarized zone

  • perimeter network

Forms of demilitarized zone

pluraldemilitarized zones
alternative abbreviationDMZ

Questions about demilitarized zone

What does demilitarized zone mean?
Demilitarized zone means an area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.).
What is demilitarized zone in Arabic?
Demilitarized zone in Arabic is مِنْطَقَةُ مَنْزُوعَةُ السَلَاح (minṭaqatu manzūʕatu s-salāḥ). See Demilitarized zone meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is demilitarized zone?
Demilitarized zone is a noun.
What is the plural of demilitarized zone?
The plural of demilitarized zone is demilitarized zones.

Words near demilitarized zone in the dictionary

  1. demilitarising
  2. demilitarization
  3. demilitarizations
  4. demilitarize
  5. demilitarized
  6. demilitarized zone
  7. demilitarized zones
  8. demilitarizes
  9. demilitarizing
  10. DeMille
  11. DeMilles

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