demobilization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /diːˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK)
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Etymology
From de- + mobilization or demobilize + -ation.
Meanings
- (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demobilizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| demobilisation | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
ca desmobilització (disorganization or disarming of troops) · fi kotiutus (disorganization or disarming of troops) · de Demobilisierung (disorganization or disarming of troops) · be дэмабіліза́цыя (disorganization or disarming of troops) · sv hemförlovning (disorganization or disarming of troops) · ru де́мбель (disorganization or disarming of troops) · ja 復員 (disorganization or disarming of troops) · pl demobilizacja (disorganization or disarming of troops) · uk демобіліза́ція (disorganization or disarming of troops) · tr terhis (disorganization or disarming of troops) · ru демобилиза́ция (disorganization or disarming of troops) · it smobilitazione (disorganization or disarming of troops) · sv utryckning (disorganization or disarming of troops) · cmn 復員 /复员 (disorganization or disarming of troops) · fr démobilisation (disorganization or disarming of troops) · sk demobilizácia (disorganization or disarming of troops) · sv demobilisering (disorganization or disarming of troops) · gl desmobilización (disorganization or disarming of troops) · fi kotiuttaminen (disorganization or disarming of troops) · pt desmobilização (disorganization or disarming of troops) · es desmovilización (disorganization or disarming of troops)