demilitarized zone

noun

An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)

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perimeter networkDMZ
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Meanings

noundemilitarized zone (plural demilitarized zones)

plural demilitarized zones · alternative abbreviation DMZ

  1. governmentAn area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)
  2. computingA subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.

    Synonyms: perimeter network

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.

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perimeter network

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
DMZ
Broader
zone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مِنْطَقَةُ مَنْزُوعَةُ السَلَاح
  • مِنْطَقَةُ مَنْزُوعَةُ السَلَاح (minṭaqatu manzūʕatu s-salāḥ)area
Bulgarian демилитаризирана зона
  • демилитаризирана зона (demilitarizirana zona)area
Catalan zona desmilitaritzada
  • zona desmilitaritzadaarea
Chinese Mandarin 非軍事區 /非军事区
  • 非軍事區 /非军事区 (fēijūnshìqū)area
Czech demilitarizovaná zóna
  • demilitarizovaná zónaarea
Finnish demilitarisoitu vyöhyke, eteisverkko
  • demilitarisoitu vyöhykearea
  • eteisverkkocomputing
French zone démilitarisée
  • zone démilitariséearea
German entmilitarisierte Zone
  • entmilitarisierte Zonearea
Greek αποστρατικοποιημένη ζώνη
  • αποστρατικοποιημένη ζώνη (apostratikopoiiméni zóni)area
Hebrew אזור מפורז
  • אזור מפורז (ezór meforáz)area
Hungarian demilitarizált/fegyvermentes övezet/zóna
  • demilitarizált/fegyvermentes övezet/zónaarea
Italian zona demilitarizzata
  • zona demilitarizzataarea
Japanese 非武装地帯
  • 非武装地帯 (hibusō-chitai)area
Korean 비무장 지대
  • 비무장 지대 (bimujang jidae)area
Polish strefa zdemilitaryzowana, strefa zdemilitaryzowana
  • strefa zdemilitaryzowanaarea
  • strefa zdemilitaryzowanacomputing
Portuguese zona desmilitarizada
  • zona desmilitarizadaarea
Romanian zonă demilitarizată, зонэ демилитаризатэ
  • zonă demilitarizatăarea
  • зонэ демилитаризатэ (zonă demilitarizată)area
Russian демилитаризо́ванная зо́на
  • демилитаризо́ванная зо́на (demilitarizóvannaja zóna)area
Slovak demilitarizovaná zóna
  • demilitarizovaná zónaarea
Spanish zona desmilitarizada
  • zona desmilitarizadaarea
Swedish demilitariserad zon
  • demilitariserad zonarea
Thai เขตปลอดทหาร
  • เขตปลอดทหารarea
Ukrainian демілітаризо́вана зо́на
  • демілітаризо́вана зо́на (demilitaryzóvana zóna)area
Vietnamese khu phi quân sự, giới tuyến quân sự
  • khu phi quân sựarea
  • giới tuyến quân sựarea
  • vùng phi quân sựarea
Cite this entry
APA

demilitarized zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarized%20zone

MLA

“demilitarized zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarized%20zone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demilitarized zone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarized%20zone.

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