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neutral ground

neu·tral ground
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-truh l, nyoo- ground]
    • /ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu- graʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-truh l, nyoo- ground]
    • /ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu- graʊnd/

Definitions of neutral ground words

  • noun neutral ground a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass. 1
  • noun neutral ground the strip of grass between a street and sidewalk. 1
  • noun neutral ground impartial area 1
  • noun neutral ground strip between highway lanes 1
See all 4 definitions of neutral ground

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Origin of neutral ground

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25; for an earlier sense

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Parts of speech for Neutral ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Neutral ground

neutral ground popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for neutral ground

noun neutral ground

  • centrism — (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
  • divider — a person or thing that divides.
  • dividers — a person or thing that divides.
  • gray area — uncertain, unclear issue
  • happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
All 8 Synonyms of neutral ground

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