Meanings
noundemilitarisation (plural demilitarisations)
plural demilitarisations · alternative demilitarization
- The reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
Antonyms: militarization
- The elimination of the armed forces of a state or other political entity from a specific area in its territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty, such as in the case of demilitarized zones.
- The conversion of a military or paramilitary force into a civilian one.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishmilitarisation
- Englishdemilitarisation
From de- + militarisation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian демилитариза́ция
- демилитариза́ция (demilitarizácija)removal of a military force
Catalan desmilitarització
- desmilitaritzacióremoval of a military force
Chinese Mandarin 非軍事化 /非军事化
- 非軍事化 /非军事化 (fēijūnshìhuà)removal of a military force
Czech demilitarizace
- demilitarizaceremoval of a military force
Dutch ontwapening, demilitarisering
- ontwapeningremoval of a military force
- demilitariseringremoval of a military force
Estonian demilitariseerimine
- demilitariseerimineremoval of a military force
Finnish sotajoukkojen pois vetäminen, demilitarisointi
- sotajoukkojen pois vetäminenremoval of a military force
- demilitarisointiremoval of a military force
French démilitarisation
- démilitarisationremoval of a military force
German Demilitarisierung
- Demilitarisierungremoval of a military force
Greek αποστρατιωτικοποίηση
- αποστρατιωτικοποίηση (apostratiotikopoíisi)removal of a military force
Hungarian demilitarizálás, demilitarizáció
- demilitarizálásremoval of a military force
- demilitarizációremoval of a military force
Indonesian demilitarisasi
- demilitarisasiremoval of a military force
Italian demilitarizzazione
- demilitarizzazioneremoval of a military force
Japanese 非軍事化
- 非軍事化 (higunjika)removal of a military force
Korean 비군사화
- 비군사화 (bigunsahwa)removal of a military force
Polish demilitaryzacja
- demilitaryzacjaremoval of a military force
Portuguese desmilitarização
- desmilitarizaçãoremoval of a military force
Romanian demilitarizare
- demilitarizareremoval of a military force
Russian демилитариза́ция, разоруже́ние
- демилитариза́ция (demilitarizácija)removal of a military force
- разоруже́ние (razoružénije)removal of a military force
Slovak demilitarizácia
- demilitarizáciaremoval of a military force
Spanish desmilitarización
- desmilitarizaciónremoval of a military force
Swedish demilitarisering
- demilitariseringremoval of a military force
Ukrainian демілітариза́ція
- демілітариза́ція (demilitaryzácija)removal of a military force
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demilitarisation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
demilitarisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarisation
MLA
“demilitarisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demilitarisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarisation.
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