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demilitarized zone

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de·mil·i·ta·rized zone (d-ml-t-rzd)
n. Abbr. DMZ
An area from which military forces, operations, and installations are prohibited.

A defined area in which the stationing or concentrating of military forces, or the retention or establishment of military installations of any description, is prohibited.
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Noun1.demilitarized zone - a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea"
zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
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demilitarized zone [diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪzdˈzəʊn] nzona smilitarizzata
demilitarized zone [diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪzdˈzəʊn] nzona smilitarizzata


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Asian soybean rust has crossed the demilitarized zone.
And Parsley, perhaps the most bombastic of all, says churches that fail to join his Religious Right crusade are "dwelling in what I call the Devil's demilitarized zone.
So much so that, even though an entire generation has now grown up on Israel's side of the demilitarized zone, few of them have accepted Israeli citizenship, technically rendering themselves stateless.
 
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