neutral territory
No-man's-land zone
Neutral territory is ground that belongs to neither side in a conflict or competition.
In warfare, it describes land not controlled by any belligerent power.
More loosely, it's any space where opposing parties can meet without advantage: They agreed to hold negotiations on neutral territory.
The phrase often appears in divorce or custody contexts, suggesting a location where neither party feels the other has home-field advantage.
- common groundPoints of agreement
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- buffer stateNation preventing direct conflict
- no-man's-landUnclaimed disputed territory
- demarcation lineBoundary separating distinct zones
middle ground · shared space · safe haven · safe space · Korean DMZ · international waters · mediator · third party · meeting point · border · free trade zone · Switzerland · armistice · truce · sanctuary city · ceasefire · peace talks · cooling off period
- zonesdanger zone, restricted zone, district, time zone, climate zone
- buffer zonesbuffer zone, buffer state, buffer strip, DMZ, demilitarized zone
- Neutralityneutralism, impartiality, non-alignment, non-aligned, non-intervention
- Peacekeepingpeacekeepers, peacekeeping missions, blue helmets, UN peacekeeping, UN missions
- Neutral NationsSwitzerland, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Ireland
- neutral zonesbuffer zone, DMZ, demilitarized zone, no mans land
neutral territoryenemy territory
Area controlled by opponents
hostile territory · occupied territory · contested territory · annexed territory
neutral territorywar zone
Area of active conflict
combat zone · battlefield · theater of war · front line · battle zone
neutral territorysovereign land
Autonomous political territory
sovereign territory · national territory · homeland · annexed territory · dominion
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