Phrase guide

humanitarian corridor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [-ɛə.ɹi.ən-]
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-də/
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  • General-American: /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈkɔ.ɹəˌdɔɹ/
  • General-American: /ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən-/
  • General-American: /-ˈkɔ.ɹə.dɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From humanitarian (“concerned with people’s welfare, and the alleviation of suffering”) + corridor (“restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places”).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَمَرّ إِنْسَانِيّ (mamarr ʔinsāniyy) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Belarusian: гуманіта́рны калідо́р (humanitárny kalidór) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Bulgarian: хуманита́рен коридо́р (humanitáren koridór) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人道走廊 (réndào zǒuláng) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Czech: humanitární koridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Dutch: humanitaire corridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Estonian: humanitaarkoridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Finnish: humanitaarinen käytävä — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • French: corridor humanitaire — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • French: couloir humanitaire — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • German: humanitärer Korridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Hungarian: humanitárius folyosó — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Italian: corridoio umanitario — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Japanese: 人道回廊 (jindōkairō) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Korean: 인도주의적 회랑 (indojuuijeok hoerang) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Polish: korytarz humanitarny — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Portuguese: corredor humanitário — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Romanian: coridor umanitar — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Russian: гуманита́рный коридо́р (gumanitárnyj koridór) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Slovak: humanitárny koridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Slovene: humanitarni koridor — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Spanish: corredor humanitario — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Ukrainian: гуманіта́рний коридо́р (humanitárnyj korydór) — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region
  • Vietnamese: hành lang nhân đạo — type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region