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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bun-gye-seon
"군사분계선은 남북을 나누고 있습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A real or artificial line that marks a physical boundary or separation between two areas, territories, or domains.
"The military forces agreed to withdraw behind the established line of demarcation." - 2
A clear distinction or dividing point separating two contrasting categories, concepts, or responsibilities.
"There is a strict line of demarcation between the duties of the legislative and executive branches."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'line' combined with the phrase 'of demarcation', stemming from the Latin 'demarcare' (to mark off a boundary), popularized historically by the Line of Demarcation of 1493 set by Pope Alexander VI. Over time, the term evolved from literal geographical and colonial borders to encompass any clear dividing line between distinct categories, concepts, or jurisdictions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Line of demarcation" is said worldwide
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ligne de démarcation
Transliteration: liɲ də de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃
"La rivière sert de ligne de démarcation entre les deux propriétés."
Demarkationslinie
Transliteration: demarkaˈtsi̯oːnsˌliːni̯ə
"Die Truppen stoppten an der vereinbarten Demarkationslinie."
linea di demarcazione
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a di de.mar.kaˈt͡sjo.ne
"Il trattato ha tracciato una netta linea di demarcazione."
línea de demarcación
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a ðe ðe.maɾ.kaˈsjon
"Establecieron una clara línea de demarcación territorial."
linha de demarcação
Transliteration: ˈli.ɲɐ dɨ dɨ.maɾ.kɐˈsɐ̃w
"A linha de demarcação separava os dois territórios coloniais."
सीमा रेखा
Transliteration: seema rekha
"दोनों देशों के बीच एक स्पष्ट सीमा रेखा खींची गई थी।"
分界线
Transliteration: fēn jiè xiàn
"这条河流是两省之间的分界线。"
분계선
Transliteration: bun-gye-seon
"군사분계선은 남북을 나누고 있습니다."
境界線
Transliteration: kyōkai-sen
"その山脈が両国の自然の境界線となっている。"
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