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Territory administered by Vichy France during World War II
The zone libre (French pronunciation: [zon libʁ], free zone) was a partition of the French metropolitan territory during World War II, established at
Zone_libre
French Resistance activist (1891–1944)
network that took escapees across the border and directed them towards the zone libre, continuing her work despite being arrested in February 1941 and released
Hélène_Studler
German-occupied France from 1940 to 1944
previously unoccupied zone in the south known as zone libre ("free zone") was also occupied and renamed zone sud ("south zone"). Its role in France was
German military administration in occupied France during World War II
German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II
Collaborationist regime in France (1940–1944)
the government established itself in Vichy in the unoccupied "free zone" (zone libre). The occupation of France by Germany at first affected only the northern
Vichy_France
Boundary line during World War II
administered by the German Army (Zone occupée) in the northern and western part of France and the Zone libre (Free zone) in the south during World War II
Demarcation_line_(France)
1942 mass arrest and deportation of Jews in Paris
the area of France under direct German occupation and the so-called "zone libre" that took place in 1942 as part of Opération Vent printanier (Operation
Vel'_d'Hiv_roundup
Paramilitary force in Vichy France
former Zone libre of France under the control of the Vichy regime. In January 1944, the radicalized Milice moved into what had been the zone occupée
Milice
French World War II government-in-exile
hostilities, dividing France into two zones: an Occupied zone in the north and west, and a nominally "free zone" (Zone libre) in the south and east. Known officially
Sigmaringen_enclave
End of Nazi occupation during World War II
authoritarian government in the spa town of Vichy, in the southern zone libre ("free zone"). Though nominally independent, Vichy France became a collaborationist
Liberation_of_France
1942 occupation of France in WWII
except Alsace-Lorraine, as it had done since 1940. The Italian occupation zone was abolished following the removal of Mussolini from office and the Italian
Case_Anton
French musician (born 1963)
Aside from Noir Désir, his other musical endeavours include: the trio "Zone libre [fr]", which became a quintet for 6 albums and tours the guitar-oud duo
Serge_Teyssot-Gay
Armed forces of Vichy France (1940–42)
officially disbanded in 1942 after the German invasion of the "Free Zone" (Zone libre) which was directly ruled by the Vichy regime. At the beginning of
Armistice_Army
French resistance groups
continuation of armed struggle by ex-French military personnel in the Zone libre (southern half of metropolitan France). All three groups were deemed "terrorists"
Maquis_(World_War_II)
French collaborationist military unit during WWII
direct control over French territory was limited to the southern "free zone" (zone libre), the Vichy regime considered itself to be neutral and not part of
Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism
Legion_of_French_Volunteers_Against_Bolshevism
German invasion of France in 1940
area in the south-east of France. The Vichy regime retained the zone libre (free zone) in the south. Following Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of
Battle_of_France
German occupation zone in France during WW2
The zone interdite (Forbidden Zone) refers to two distinct territories established in German–occupied France during the Second World War after the signature
Zone_interdite
1940–1944 French government-in-exile
Free France (French: France libre) was a resistance government claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third
Free_France
large black market developed in both German-occupied territory and the zone libre controlled by the Vichy regime. Diversions from official channels and
Black market in wartime France
Black_market_in_wartime_France
Franco-German armistice in World War II
war ended. A final peace treaty was never negotiated, and the free zone (zone libre) was invaded by Germany and its ally Italy in Case Anton following
Armistice_of_22_June_1940
The Italian Partisan Republics or Free Zones were the provisional state entities created by Italian partisans in areas liberated from the joint Nazi-Fascist
Italian_partisan_republics
Indochina. After the Fall of France in 1940, Corsica was part of the southern zone libre of the Vichy regime. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini agitated for Italian
History_of_Corsica
participation in the genocide. The terms Zone libre (Free Zone), Vichy France, Vichy regime, southern zone, French State, and État français are all synonyms
Timeline of collaboration between Nazi Germany and Vichy France
Timeline_of_collaboration_between_Nazi_Germany_and_Vichy_France
German client state established in June 1940 under in the non-occupied Zone libre, officially neutral and independent until invaded by the Axis in November
France_during_World_War_II
1973 novel by Joseph Joffo
with his brother Maurice to escape from Nazi occupied France to the Zone Libre. Joffo was refused by many publishers before being encouraged by the newly
A_Bag_of_Marbles
Subculture in France during World War II
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Zazou
Collaborationist government in Nazi-occupied France
Republic. It administered the zone libre in the south of France until November 1942, when Germans and Italians occupied the zone under Case Anton following
Government_of_Vichy_France
United States. On 28 November 1942, following the German invasion of the Zone libre, Jacques Chastenet and Émile Mireaux, the co-directors of Le Temps at
Le_Temps_(Paris)
WWII battle in Senegal
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Battle_of_Dakar
WWII French Vichy paramilitary units
authority of the regional prefect. These police units were assembled in the zone libre from autumn 1941 onward, and deployed throughout occupied France by the
Groupe_mobile_de_réserve
French general (1856–1951)
the last war." On 11 November 1942, German forces invaded the unoccupied zone of Southern France in response to Allied landings in North Africa and Darlan's
Philippe_Pétain
Wife and assistant of Marc Bloch (1894–1944)
occupied zone of France, along with one of her sons, in order to retrieve her mother-in-law in Marlotte and bring her to Guéret, in the zone libre. On their
Simonne_Vidal
Château in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
to the German occupation of the city to Creuse as it was in the zone libre ("free zone").[citation needed] In 1940 French humourist Popeck, then four years
Château de Chaumont (La Serre-Bussière-Vieille)
Château_de_Chaumont_(La_Serre-Bussière-Vieille)
1940 World War II battle
ISBN 9781315413082. Ebako, Éliane. Le ralliement du Gabon à la France libre: Une guerre franco-française, septembre–décembre 1940. PhD thesis. University
Battle_of_Gabon
French Nazi collaborator (1915–1996)
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Paul_Touvier
French actress (born 1968)
discovers the joys of the countryside. She appeared in Le passager de l'été, Zone libre, and Dance avec lui. With 3 amis, she returned to comedy, in such films
Mathilde_Seigner
French novelist and farmer (1916–2025)
passing the demarcation line from the occupied French territory to the Zone libre, the unoccupied territory of Vichy France. In 2018, at the age of 102
Geneviève_Callerot
The Zona Libre, or Free Zone, was a free trade zone in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas along the Mexico–United States border established in 1858. The goal
Zona_Libre
French politician (1883–1945)
(Operation Torch) began in November 1942, Germany and Italy occupied the Zone libre, thus ending any factual sovereignty of the Vichy government over Metropolitan
Pierre_Laval
1940 World War II conflict
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Japanese invasion of French Indochina
Japanese_invasion_of_French_Indochina
French playwright and author
camps: Maman revient pauvre orphelin, Dreyfus (1974), L'Atelier (1979) and Zone libre (1990). In 1998, L'Atelier returned to Théâtre Hébertot in Paris, achieved
Jean-Claude_Grumberg
1940–41 conflict in French Indochina
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Franco-Thai_War
French writer and translator
After the fall of France in 1940, Clara and her daughter headed for the zone libre, where she joined the Resistance and took part in activities such as forging
Clara_Malraux
Women's movement in France
the zone occupée and the Union des femmes de France in the zone libre. The leaders were Josette Dumeix [fr], then Maria Rabaté for the northern zone, after
Femmes_solidaires
Campaign during WWII
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Battle_of_Madagascar
French admiral (1881–1942)
under German supervision in their home ports (mostly in the German-occupied zone). As Churchill pointed out, this meant that French warships would be fully
François_Darlan
French military officer (1879–1949)
ESG. He subsequently travelled by car to Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, in the zone libre, where he was reunited with his family on 25 April, being diverted by
Henri_Giraud
Opposition to Gaullism
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Anti-Gaullism
Member of French Resistance
fighters. In the Zone Libre, Frenay sought to take military control of the French Resistance, when the three largest movements in the Zone (Francs-Tireurs
Henri_Frenay
Military unit
army marched to the Swiss border and secured the demarcation line with Zone libre. For the rest of 1940 the army was assigned to occupation duties in France
12th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Laws enacted in 1940 and 1941
Under the law 40,000 Jews were interned in various camps in the Zone libre, the Southern Zone: Nexon, Agde, Gurs, Noé, Récébédou, Rivesaltes, and Le Vernet
Vichy_anti-Jewish_legislation
Mass arrest of Jews in Paris in 1941
Paris) belonging to the Occupied zone administered directly by Germany, and the rest to the so-called Zone libre ("Free zone") in the south and east. The
Green_ticket_roundup
French collaborationist radio station
radio broadcasts in Nazi-occupied France and made those active in the Zone libre subject to special authorization. Philippe Pétain, leader of the collaborationist
Radio_Nationale_(France)
French resistance organization during WWII
on 31 January 1943, following the November 1942 German invasion of the zone libre as a self-styled apolitical organisation bringing together former French
Organisation de résistance de l'armée
Organisation_de_résistance_de_l'armée
Association football club in Annecy, France
zones during the German occupation of France, the team defeated Saint-Étienne 4–0 and Saint-Chamond 2–1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Zone libre
FC_Annecy
occupation of France, Candide relocated from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand the zone libre and supported Pétain's National Revolution, whose policies closely aligned
Candide_(1924)
vast majority of synagogues remained opened during the whole war in the Zone libre. The Vichy government even protected them after attacks as a way to deny
History_of_the_Jews_in_France
French physicist
Lyon and the Zone Libre, losing its military status. When the school returned to Paris in April 1943 after the invasion of the Zone Libre by the Germans
Jules_Horowitz
Paramilitary association in Vichy France
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Légion Française des Combattants
Légion_Française_des_Combattants
1942 poem written by Paul Éluard
to reach the southern Zone libre. The same year, it was printed in London in the official Gaullist magazine La France libre and thousands of copies
Liberté_(poem)
Disaster in Quebec, Canada in 1997
February 7, 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018. "Radio-Canada.ca / R D I / ZONE LIBRE". www.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved 7 April 2018. "Sherbrooke: Nouvelles
1997 Les Éboulements bus accident
1997_Les_Éboulements_bus_accident
Internment camp for Jews in occupied France during World War II
She worked in Paris to save Jewish children by escorting them to the Free Zone. Andre Schwarz-Bart's The Last of the Just uses as reference De Drancy a
Drancy_internment_camp
Province of Canada
McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 372. "Radio-Canada.ca / R D I / ZONE LIBRE". ici.radio-canada.ca. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved
Quebec
Badge forced to be worn by Jews
to wear small yellow buttons. German forces invaded and occupied the zone libre, i.e. the south-eastern half of France, but did not enforce the yellow
Yellow_badge
Land warfare force of France
France was allowed to retain 100–120,000 Armistice Army personnel in the zone libre, as well as larger forces across the French colonial empire: more than
French_Army
Takeover of overseas territories of France
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Capture_of_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
French military officer and Resistance fighter (1915–1944)
Aix-en-Provence in the zone libre. Here he quietly encouraged his pupils to join the French Resistance. After the invasion of the zone libre by the Germans in
Tom_Morel
2017 French drama film
Jewish brothers, Maurice and Joseph, are sent by their parents to the Zone libre, and display courage, intelligence and ingenuity as they escape the occupiers
A_Bag_of_Marbles_(2017_film)
French musician and actor (1928–1991)
pianist father crossed to Limoges in 1942. At the time, Limoges was part of zone libre, an area of France governed by the Vichy regime that was not occupied
Serge_Gainsbourg
metallurgy and railroad workshops. World War II saw Périgueux, located in the Zone libre, become the center of several Resistance networks. After the war, Périgueux
History_of_Périgueux
French politician and collaborationist (1889–1944)
their military occupation in 1942 over Southern France, formerly the Free Zone controlled by the French government at Vichy. Henriot warned the French people
Philippe_Henriot
Forced deportation of French workers, WWII
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Service du travail obligatoire
Service_du_travail_obligatoire
Topics referred to by the same term
Zone libre ('free zone'), a partition of the French metropolitan territory during World War II Special economic zone Free economic zone, or free zone
Free_zone
1942-43 trial in Vichy France
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Riom_Trial
American dancer
Together, they moved to the zone libre, and she was able to immigrate to New York in 1942, shortly before the zone libre was occupied, leading to thousands
Carola_Trier
Metropolitan France was divided into a German occupation zone in the north and west and an unoccupied zone libre in the south. Pétain set up a collaborationist
Military history of France during World War II
Military_history_of_France_during_World_War_II
Military unit
to escape from France and join the Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres) or those who stayed and flew for the French Armistice Air Force on behalf
Vichy_French_Air_Force
Pnina (10 September 2018). "Yiddish Theatre in the camps of the Occupied Zone". In Dalinger, Brigitte; Zangl, Veronika (eds.). Theater unter NS-Herrschaft:
Police collaboration in Vichy France
Police_collaboration_in_Vichy_France
French general (1867–1965)
the liberated German-occupied zones in late 1918 – required territorial expansion to the River Rhine as a buffer zone. Their dislike of politicians,
Maxime_Weygand
French police chief (1942–1943)
as the Schutzstaffel (SS) was taking over security duties in the Occupied Zone, Pierre Laval appointed Bousquet general secretary to the police. Bousquet
René_Bousquet
Shame, guilt and denial of actions by Vichy France
anti-Jewish legislation. From then on, Jewish people were considered "second-zone citizens." Internationally, France "believed the war to be finished". Thus
Vichy_syndrome
1987 book by Henry Rousso
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
The_Vichy_Syndrome
1957 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Castle_to_Castle
French Yoga teacher
turned to collaboration (the Vichy regime, known as the Zone libre). The family lived in the Zone libre. For her, this period was a happy memory because she
Eva_Ruchpaul
Internal security police in occupied Vichy France
French Constitutional Law of 1940 The Eighty Philippe Pétain Hôtel du Parc Zone libre Participants Joseph Antignac Jean-Marie Bergeret René Bousquet Louis Bourgain
Special_Brigades
French actor
Year Title Author Director 1990 Zone libre Jean-Claude Grumberg Maurice Bénichou 1993 La Fortune du pot Jean-François Josselin Étienne Bierry
Julien_Courbey
Topics referred to by the same term
Sur, a natural region of Chile Zone libre, a partition of the France during the Second World War, called the South Zone from November 1942 This disambiguation
South_Zone
French journalist, historian and diplomat
distribution was restricted to the zone libre. It ceased publication on 29 November 1942 following the German invasion of the zone libre. Chastenet was elected to
Jacques_Chastenet
American author (1874–1946)
which was initially outside the area of direct German occupation in the Zone libre. Stein's writing can be placed in three categories: "hermetic" works best
Gertrude_Stein
French internment camp during WWI
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
Camp_des_Milles
Massacre of suspected collaborationists by the French Army during World War II
April 1942 at Mont-Valérien. Captain Marcel Dingeon had escaped to the zone libre, where he had committed suicide in Pau on 21 January 1941. Following Joris
Abbeville_massacre
on 9 August 1944. Between 1940 and 1944 Jews in occupied France, the zone libre, and in Vichy-controlled French North Africa as well as Romani people
Antisemitism_in_France
1942 destruction of the fleet by Vichy France
France was divided into two zones, one occupied by the Germans, and the zone libre (free zone). Officially, both zones were administered by the Vichy
Scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon
Scuttling_of_the_French_fleet_at_Toulon
1969 documentary film about Nazi-occupied France
d'information Press: L'Appel Aujourd'hui Je suis partout Territory Zone libre Occupied zone Syria and Lebanon mandate French North Africa French Algeria Morocco
The_Sorrow_and_the_Pity
Ideological program of Vichy France
patriotism, and banned Vichy veteran and youth groups from the Occupied Zone. Vichy was intensely anti-communist; it also exhibited certain characteristics
Révolution_nationale
Free and open-source productivity software suite
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LibreOffice
Mexican professional wrestling promotion owned by WWE
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "Triple A"), is a Mexican professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City
Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide
21 July 1941 – Aryanization of Jewish companies in the Zone libre. August 1941: Occupied zone: internment of 3,200 foreign and 1,000 French Jews in various
Timeline of antisemitism in the 20th century
Timeline_of_antisemitism_in_the_20th_century
territory of the nation into a zone occupied by the German army, while the southern portion of the country would remain a Zone libre. Those opposed to the armistice
List of prime ministers of France
List_of_prime_ministers_of_France
Football league season
The 2026 Liga Profesional de Fútbol (officially the Torneo Mercado Libre 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is the 136th season of top-flight professional
2026 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol
2026_AFA_Liga_Profesional_de_Fútbol
Aspect of French history
d'apprendre à vivre: 1939-1945: une école normale alsacienne réfugiée en zone libre’’, 2004 p.273 Henri Cordesse, ‘’Histoire de la Résistance en Lozère: 1940-1944’’
Timeline of the liberation of France
Timeline_of_the_liberation_of_France
ZONE LIBRE
ZONE LIBRE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Roan 2.Probably also an altered spelling of German Rohn.
Boy/Male
British, English, Swedish
God is Gracious
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from zoon ‘son’, a distinguishing epithet for a son who shared the same personal name as his father.English (southwestern) : variant of Son.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname meaning ‘good’, from Old French bon ‘good’.English : nickname for a thin man, from Middle English bÅn ‘bone’ (Old English bÄn; compare Bain 2).Hungarian (Bóné) : from bóné denoting a particular kind of fishing net, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or perhaps for a maker of such nets.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes) : from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zani).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn.Robert Zane was a cloth maker of English origin, a founding member of the Quaker colony that was set up at Salem, NJ, in 1676.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Gift from God.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : possibly a variant spelling of Dunn.
Female
Greek
(Ζώνα) Greek name ZONA means "belt; girdle." Compare with another form of Zona.
Girl/Female
Celtic American Greek
From the king's island.
Female
English
(Ζωή) Greek name ZOE means "life."Â
Girl/Female
Greek
Friendly.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
Gift from God.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Zoey, ZOIE means "life."
Male
English
Pet form of English Anthony, possibly TONE means "invaluable."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German, Swedish
Lion's Strength
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Latin American
A girdle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval form of the personal name John.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Town.Japanese : variously written, usually with characters meaning either ‘sword’ or ‘benefit’ and ‘root’, the latter version being used for the name of the Tone River, which was formerly the boundary between the provinces of Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefecture) and ShimÅsa (now Chiba prefecture), until it was diverted in early modern times to become the northern boundary of Chiba. Some families may have taken their name from the name of the river.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
ZONE LIBRE
ZONE LIBRE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
God Fearing; Devout; Pious
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Small
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Patriotic.
Boy/Male
Greek
Illustrious.
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
Marsh; River
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lover of Pray; Bank of Knowledge.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ganakshi | கநாகà¯à®·à¯€Â
Desire, Want
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Anklet
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Hope
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn ‘son of Heilyn’, which is probably a derivative of a word meaning ‘to serve at table’.English : habitational name from Palling in Norfolk or Poling in Sussex. These were named in Old English with the personal names Pælli and PÄl respectively, + -ingas ‘followers of’, ‘dependants of’.French : unexplained.A Palin, also written Palen and Pallin, from the Poitou region of France, is documented in Quebec City in 1692, with the secondary surname Dabonville.
ZONE LIBRE
ZONE LIBRE
ZONE LIBRE
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ZONE LIBRE
v. t.
To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.
n.
Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
v. t.
To girdle; to encircle.
a.
Having zones, or concentric bands; striped.
n.
One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature.
v. t.
To fertilize with bone.
a.
Wearing a zone, or girdle.
n.
Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
n.
Circuit; circumference.
n.
A band or stripe extending around a body.
n.
A zone or band; a layer.
v. t.
To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
n.
A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth.
n.
The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.
n.
One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of the body.
pl.
of Zona
indef. pron.
Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.
n.
A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
v. t.
To utter with an affected tone.
v. t.
To render cone-shaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.