"demobilization" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-demobilization.wav Forms: demobilizations [plural]
Etymology: From de- + mobilization or demobilize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|mobilization}} de- + mobilization, {{suffix|en|demobilize|ation}} demobilize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demobilization (countable and uncountable, plural demobilizations)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: demob [UK], demobilisation Derived forms: nondemobilization Translations (disorganization or disarming of troops): desmobilització [feminine] (Catalan), 復員 /复员 (fùyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kotiutus (Finnish), kotiuttaminen (Finnish), démobilisation [feminine] (French), desmobilización [feminine] (Galician), Demobilisierung [feminine] (German), smobilitazione [feminine] (Italian), 復員 (fukuin) (alt: ふくいん) (Japanese), demobilizacja [feminine] (Polish), desmobilização [feminine] (Portuguese), демобилиза́ция (demobilizácija) [feminine] (Russian), де́мбель (démbelʹ) [masculine, slang] [army, military, war, government, politics] (Russian), demobilizácia (Slovak), desmovilización [feminine] (Spanish), demobilisering [common-gender] (Swedish), hemförlovning [common-gender] (Swedish), utryckning [common-gender] (Swedish), terhis (Turkish)

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Alternative forms

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