English Explanatory Dictionary

Green Zone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Baghdad, Iraq: A fortified high-security district of Baghdad established by the United States occupation force in the wake of the U.S.-Iraq War invasion of 2003, which contains major international hotels, international organizations and forces headquarters, Iraqi national ministries and government offices, and VIP residences.

Word forms

Green Zone

Etymology

Coined by the United States military.

Synonyms

International Zone
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