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humanitarian corridor

Syllables: hu·man·it·a·ri·an cor·ri·dor/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/US/hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈkɔ.ɹəˌdɔɹ/

humanitarian corridor noun: a type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.

Noun

humanitarian corridor (plural humanitarian corridors)

  1. A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.

humanitarian corridor meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

humanitarian corridor in Arabic

type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
مَمَرّ إِنْسَانِيّ mamarr ʔinsāniyy

humanitarian corridor in Vietnamese

type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
hành lang nhân đạo

Forms of humanitarian corridor

pluralhumanitarian corridors

Origin of humanitarian corridor

From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).

Questions about humanitarian corridor

What does humanitarian corridor mean?
Humanitarian corridor means a type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.
What is humanitarian corridor in Arabic?
Humanitarian corridor in Arabic is مَمَرّ إِنْسَانِيّ (mamarr ʔinsāniyy). See Humanitarian corridor meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is humanitarian corridor?
Humanitarian corridor is a noun.
How do you pronounce humanitarian corridor?
Humanitarian corridor is pronounced /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of humanitarian corridor?
The plural of humanitarian corridor is humanitarian corridors.

Words near humanitarian corridor in the dictionary

  1. Humanistic Judaism
  2. humanistical
  3. humanistically
  4. humanists
  5. humanitarian
  6. humanitarian corridor
  7. humanitarian corridors
  8. humanitarian crises
  9. humanitarian crisis
  10. humanitarian intervention
  11. humanitarian interventions

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