Zone
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsoːnə/
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Etymology 1
Borrowed, partially via French zone, from Latin zona, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “belt”).
Noun
Zone f (genitive Zone, plural Zonen)
Declension
Derived terms
- Besatzungszone
- Gefahrenzone
- gemäßigte Zone
- Grauzone
- Sperrzone
- Tarifzone
- Ostzone
- Zonengrenze
- Zoni
Etymology 2
Short for Sowjetische Besatzungszone (“Soviet occupation zone”), the common West German name for the GDR before 1970 (and a colloquial name after it).
Proper noun
Zone f (genitive Zone)
- (historical, chiefly informal, often derogatory) the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Synonyms
- DDR
- Ostzone
Derived terms
- Zonenrandgebiet
- Zoni
Further reading
- Zone in Duden online
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