open city

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.

日本語の意味

（軍事および国際法の文脈で）防御を放棄し、占領を避けない旨を表明した都市。つまり、敵の侵攻が間近に迫った際、その都市が抵抗を放棄することを宣言した状態を指す。

英語の意味

(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.

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As the enemy approached, the mayor declared the port an open city to spare civilians from further bombardment.

敵が迫ってくると、市長は市民をさらなる爆撃から守るために、その港を無防備都市と宣言した。

詳細

意味（1）

(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.

You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.

詳細

open cities （ plural ）