humanitarian corridor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/, [-ɛə.ɹi.ən-], /-də/
- (General American) IPA(key): /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈkɔ.ɹəˌdɔɹ/, /ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən-/, /-ˈkɔ.ɹə.dɚ/
- Hyphenation: hu‧man‧it‧a‧ri‧an cor‧ri‧dor
Noun[edit]
humanitarian corridor (plural humanitarian corridors)
- A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.
Translations[edit]
type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
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Further reading[edit]
- humanitarian corridor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia