Green Zone

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the United States military. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊn === Proper noun === Green Zone A district of Baghdad, Iraq: A fortified high-security district of Baghdad 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (Baghdad): International Zone ==== Coordinate terms ==== (Baghdad): Red Zone (dated, slang) (Baghdad outside of the Green Zone) ==== Translations ==== === See also === Green Zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Red Zone (Iraq) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia