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interzone

interzone

7.5
A place between two different areas where one kind of land becomes another
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərzoʊn/
translation icon : interzona
  • The interzone is where people from different regions meet and exchange ideas.

Examples

  • The Court found that the distinction between intrazone and interzone traffic was permissible because California incurred costs regarding the management of interzone traffic that were already being paid by intrazone traffic.

    Academic text (1995)
  • My research explores the formally unclassified 'interzone' between materials that are 'inert' and those that are formally recognized as being 'alive.'

    Blog text (17)
  • It is for interzone trading and industrial efficiency.

    Blog text (6)
  • All interzone workers with day passes are reminded that curfew begins at midnight.

  • The Court found that the distinction between intrazone and interzone traffic was permissible because California incurred costs regarding the management of interzone traffic that were already being paid by intrazone traffic.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In 1940 and 1941, the only correspondence allowed between the occupied and unoccupied zones was skimpy postcards, known as "cartes interzones." Regular letters were smuggled across the border at considerable risk.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In urban planning, the interzone serves as a buffer between residential and commercial areas.

  • Scientists study the interzone that exists between two ecosystems to understand species interactions.

Synonyms

interspace
vsinterzone
1 6.8

A space between two things

is a defined transitional area specifically between two distinct zones

How Transitional

liminal
3 8.4
interzone
7.5
borderland
4 5.6
border
1.0
boundary
232 3.1

Surface Forms

interzone singular
interzones plural

Morphology

interzone = zone (transparent) = inter + zone

The prefix 'inter-' clearly indicates 'between' or 'among', and 'zone' is a common noun, making the meaning of 'interzone' as a transitional space between zones clear.

Etymology

Interzone comes from the prefix inter- 'between' and the word zone 'area'. So it means an area between two zones, a transition space where different places meet.