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“Demilitarized” or “Demilitarised”

Demilitarized is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while demilitarised is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “demilitarized” and 0 prefer “demilitarised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country demilitarized demilitarised Preference
United States 99 1 “demilitarized”
United Kingdom 69 31 “demilitarized”
India 60 40 “demilitarized”
Philippines 97 3 “demilitarized”
Canada 100 0 “demilitarized”
Australia 73 27 “demilitarized”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 78 22 “demilitarized”
New Zealand 100 0 “demilitarized”
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“demilitarized”

  • …however, due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone, regular operation is restricted…
  • …connecting the capital and the Demilitarized Zone.
  • Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
  • …have been removed from the demilitarized zone by the Government of…
  • …to cross over the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enter North Korea…
  • …2002, when the police was demilitarized, becoming a civilian police force.
  • …World War II, Wakataka was demilitarized and used as a repatriation…
  • …Line was constructed in the demilitarized zone between the Jordanian and…
  • the establishment of demilitarized zones, in which international forces…
  • …border guards at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

“demilitarised”

  • Factory designation for demilitarised Mi-4 for use in the…
  • Israel claimed sovereignty over the Demilitarised zones (DMZs), on the basis…
  • …islands (though they had been demilitarised, the information was kept secret…
  • In 1936–1937, Vindictive was demilitarised in accordance with the terms…
  • …government: autonomous parliamentary representative democratic demilitarised and unilingually Swedish territory of
  • …he intended that Batum be demilitarised, but the Russians obtained their…
  • …the same century, Alghero was de-militarised.
  • …a bid to create a demilitarised buffer zone and resume South…
  • The US-Canada border was demilitarised by both countries, and peaceful…
  • …Manuel I, King John III, demilitarised the order, turning it into…

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