interzone

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adjective

in·​ter·​zone ˌin-tər-ˈzōn 

variants or inter-zone

: occurring between, existing between, or involving two or more zones : interzonal

interzone travel

interzone

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noun

in·​ter·​zone ˈin-tər-ˌzōn 

variants or inter-zone

plural interzones or inter-zones

: a zone that lies between, joins, or combines two or more other zones

In the Bering Strait, interzone between East and West …

—Adam Piette

… these transitory spaces where human and nature intermesh are constantly in collision … But with close to 80 per cent of the UK population living in towns and cities, these interzones are also our closest green spaces …

—Rob Cowen

—sometimes used figuratively

… an elegant and witty writer comfortably at home in the … weird interzone between philosophy and scientific cosmology …

—Sarah Bakewell

Examples of interzone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Joy Division came from the northern English industrial interzone of Manchester in the late 1970s, finding a dystopian sound for the urban bleakness around them. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, grade-schoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024

In an interzone within Marvel’s brand boundaries yet just outside its prime-time cinematic universe? —Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1910, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interzone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone