zone vs demilitarized zone

demilitarized zone vs zone

zone and demilitarized zone both are nouns.

zone is a verb but demilitarized zone is not a verb.

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

As nouns, demilitarized zone is a hyponym of zone; that is, demilitarized zone 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
demilitarized zone: 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, DMZ, drop zone, dropping zone, kill zone, killing zone, strike zone, tidal zone, promotion zone.

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

Difference between zone and demilitarized zone

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