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From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it 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. Full definition →
From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.