DMZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does DMZ mean? 

• DMZ (noun)
  The noun DMZ has 1 sense:

1. a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

  Familiarity information: DMZ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DMZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

demilitarized zone; DMZ

Context example:

tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea

Hypernyms ("DMZ" is a kind of...):

zone (an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)