demarcation
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demarcation
- /ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌdiː.mɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌdɛm.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌdi.mɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /ˌdiː.maːˈkæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
First recorded c.1752, from Spanish línea de demarcación and/or Portuguese linha de demarcação, the demarcation line laid down by the Pope on May 4, 1493, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal on a line 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands. Both derive from demarcar, from de- + marcar (“to mark”), from Italian marcare, from the same Germanic root as march.
noun demarcations · demarkation
- The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
- A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line. About sunset, he was leaning on the remains of an old wall, which had once probably surrounded a Roman encampment, and now served as a line of demarcation between two villages, as jealous of each other's claims as near neighbours usually are.
- Any strictly defined separation. There is an alleged, in fact somewhat artificial demarcation in the type of work done by members of different trade unions.
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noun act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit
| Español | demarcación |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रेखांकन rekhāṅkan |
| Português | demarcação |
| Français | démarcation |
| Italiano | demarcazione |
| Ελληνικά | οροθεσία orothesía, χάραξη ορίων cháraxi oríon |
| Русский | демарка́ция demarkácija, размежева́ние razmeževánije, разграниче́ние razgraničénije |
noun thus fixed limit
| Español | demarcación, frontera |
|---|---|
| Português | demarcação |
| Français | démarcation |
| Русский | разграниче́ние razgraničénije, разделе́ние razdelénije |
noun strictly defined separation
| Español | demarcación |
|---|---|
| Português | demarcação |
| Deutsch | Abgrenzung |
| Ελληνικά | διαχωρισμός diachorismós |
| Русский | разграниче́ние razgraničénije |
Talk about this word "demarcation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/demarcation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. demarcation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/demarcation "demarcation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/demarcation.Cite this
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title = {demarcation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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