Green Zone

English

Etymology

Coined by the United States military.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Proper noun

Green Zone

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.

Synonyms

• (Baghdad): International Zone

Coordinate terms

• (Baghdad): Red Zone (dated, slang) (Baghdad outside of the Green Zone)

Translations

District of Baghdad

• Arabic: الْمِنْطَقَة الْخَضْرَاء (al-minṭaqa l-ḵaḍrāʔ)
• French: zone verte (fr) f
• German: Grüne Zone f
• Persian: منطقه سبز (mantaqe-ye sabz)
• Russian: зелёная зона f (zeljónaja zona)
• Turkish: Yeşil Bölge

See also

• Green Zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Red Zone (Iraq) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia