militarized
mi luh tuh rahyzd
- v lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
- v adopt for military use
- s issued military arms
- North Korea and South Korea technically remain in a state of war, divided by a heavily militarized border, because their three-year conflict in the 1950s ended in a truce, not a .
- For two decades, Kashmiris have lived in one of the most militarized regions of the world, with 800,000 troops stationed in the 15,520 sq km (5,992 sq mile) Kashmir Valley and .
- But despite the rubber-plantation and road projects, these three southernmost provinces have also turned into a giant militarized zone over the past couple years.