Demilitarize

To remove military equipment plus personnel from a specific area or region. Demilitarization was used in the Treaty of Versailles, as the Rhineland was demilitarized from the French frontier to a line 32 miles east of the Rhine. Germany's army was also reduced to 100,000, as also tanks and big guns were prohibited. However the Rhineland remained a part of Germany (class notes). (dē-mĭl'ĭ-tə-rīz') tr.v. **de·mil·i·ta·rized**, **de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing**, **de·mil·i·ta·riz·es** To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): //demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.//
 * de·mil·i·ta·rize**
 * de·mil'i·ta·ri·za'tion** (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) //n.//

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