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demi-pension
demi-sec
demibastion
demigod
demigoddess
demijohn
demilitarise
demilitarised zone
demilitarize
demilitarized zone
demimondaine
demimonde
demineralize
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demirelief
demise
demised premises
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demilitarize

de·mil·i·ta·rize [ dee míllitə rz ] (past and past participle de·mil·i·ta·rized, present participle de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, 3rd person present singular de·mil·i·ta·riz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
prohibit troop presence in: to remove or prohibit the presence of soldiers, weapons, and military installations in an area after an agreement has been made to stop fighting


de·mil·i·ta·ri·za·tion [ dee mìllitəri záysh'n ] noun
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