“Demilitarization” or “Demilitarisation”

Language

Demilitarization and demilitarisation are both English terms.

Usage

Demilitarization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while demilitarisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
demilitarization	98	53	59	92	91	45	0	0	0	0	0	0
demilitarisation	2	47	41	8	9	55	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "demilitarization" over "demilitarisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "demilitarization" over "demilitarisation" (53 to 47).
• In India, there is a preference for "demilitarization" over "demilitarisation" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "demilitarization" over "demilitarisation" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "demilitarization" over "demilitarisation" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "demilitarisation" over "demilitarization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "demilitarization" and "demilitarisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "demilitarisation" over "demilitarization".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "demilitarization" and "demilitarisation".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "demilitarization" and "demilitarisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "demilitarization" and "demilitarisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "demilitarization" and "demilitarisation".

Examples

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