Green Zone
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A fortified high-security district of Baghdad, Iraq; 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.
Related
Similar words
- International Zone
Origin
- green + zone.
- Coined by the United States military.
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