demilitarised
Stripped of troops
Demilitarised (British spelling of demilitarized) describes an area from which military forces and weapons have been removed or forbidden.
A demilitarised zone is a buffer region between hostile territories where no military activity is permitted: the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.
The term can also describe a process of reducing military presence or influence: The border region was demilitarised after the treaty.
Bounded area designation
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- neutralNot favoring any side
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- treatyBinding pact between nations
armistice · ceasefire · truce · disarmament · deescalation · detente · nonaggression · reconciliation
zone
Bounded area designation
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- neutralNot favoring any side
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
treaty · armistice · ceasefire · truce · disarmament · deescalation · detente · nonaggression · reconciliation · normalization
demilitarisedmilitarised
Made ready for war
militarized · fortified · armed · garrisoned · heavily fortified
demilitarisedweaponised
Made into instrument of attack
weaponized · rearmed · remilitarised · remilitarized · mobilised
demilitarisedfortified
Made more resistant
defended · secured · protected · entrenched · battle-ready