zone vs DMZ

zone and DMZ both are nouns.

zone is a verb but DMZ is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No
DMZ	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, DMZ is a hyponym of zone; that is, DMZ is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than zone:

zone: an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
DMZ: a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

Other hyponyms of zone include buffer, buffer zone, combat area, combat zone, danger zone, demilitarized zone, drop zone, dropping zone, kill zone, killing zone, strike zone, tidal zone, promotion zone.

zone (noun)	DMZ (noun)
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure	a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zone (verb)	DMZ (verb)
separate or apportion into sections
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Difference between zone and DMZ

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