"free zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free zone (plural free zones)
  1. An area within a port where goods may be temporarily stored without paying duty Derived forms: Free Zone Translations (duty-free area): taxvrije zone (Dutch), zone franche [feminine] (French), Freizone [feminine] (German), Freihandelszone [feminine] (German), zona franca [feminine] (Italian), strefa wolnocłowa [feminine] (Polish), zona franca [feminine] (Portuguese), zona livre [feminine] (Portuguese), zona indemne [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-free_zone-en-noun-ia7AY4NL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for free zone meaning in English (1.6kB)

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      "tags": [
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "duty-free area",
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