🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

zone de développement

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zon də de.vlo.pə.mɑ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Development Zone/dɪˈvɛp.ləm.mənt zoʊn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le gouvernement a créé une nouvelle zone de développement près de la capitale."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A designated territorial area established by a government to encourage economic growth, foreign investment, and industrial modernization through special policies and tax incentives.

    "Many high-tech startup companies have chosen to establish their headquarters in the new economic development zone."
  2. 2

    An urban or regional sector specifically planned for infrastructure improvement and structural expansion.

    "The city council designated the disused docklands as a primary urban development zone."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound derived from 'development' (from Old French 'developrer', meaning to unwrap or unfold, combined with the suffix '-ment') and 'zone' (from Greek 'zone', meaning girdle or belt). In the context of economic geography, particularly popularized in the late 20th century, it refers to designated geographical areas established to foster economic growth and industrial modernization.

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