Enzone

/ɛnˈzoʊn/ verb

Definition

To divide into or arrange in zones; to organize into distinct geographic or functional regions.

Etymology

From 'en-' + 'zone' (from French 'zone,' from Greek 'zōnē' meaning 'belt' or 'girdle'). The prefix makes it a causative verb meaning to put into zones.

Kelly Says

Urban planners use 'enzone' when creating districts—residential zones, commercial zones—but the word is rare because simpler terms like 'zoning' took over; it's a fossil of older urban planning vocabulary.

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