demarcation

or de·mar·ka·tion

[ dee-mahr-key-shuh n ]

/ ˌdi mɑrˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.

separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.

Origin of demarcation

1720–30; Latinization of Spanish demarcación (in linea de demarcación line of demarcation, dividing the world between Spain and Portugal) derivative of demarcar to mark out the bounds of, equivalent to de- de- + marcar < Italian marcare < Germanic; see mark¹, -ation

Words nearby demarcation

demand-side, demandant, demanding, demantoid, demarcate, demarcation, demarcative, demark, demarket, demarketing, demassify

Example sentences from the Web for demarcation

In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.

‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism |Dina Goldstein |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At that demarcation between inside and out, the vista is most expansive.

Geoff Dyer at Sea: Unmoored but on Target |Melissa Holbrook Pierson |May 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They've argued about demarcation principles, especially regarding land along the Dragonja River.

Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia |Jeff Campagna |January 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, Israel fought a major war with Syria in 1973, but since then, the line of demarcation had been peaceful.

What Israel Really Thinks About Syria |Yaakov Katz |May 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

“I think this could really be an important point of demarcation for Jewish public opinion of the president,” Tisch says.

Jewish Anger at Obama |Lloyd Grove |March 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It almost coincided with the line of demarcation between the two ecclesiastical dioceses into which the island was divided.

The History of Cuba, vol. 4 |Willis Fletcher Johnson
It was, therefore, a visionary line which they traced out; it was rather a line of demarcation than of separation.

History of the Expedition to Russia |Count Philip de Segur
Moreover the line of demarcation is clearly defined, as boundaries elsewhere are never defined save in wartime.

The Land of Footprints |Stewart Edward White
Kapila was, indeed, the first who drew a sharp line of demarcation between the two domains of matter and soul.

A History of Sanskrit Literature |Arthur A. MacDonell
There should be a demarcation between them, a tide mark or limit.

Hills and the Sea |H. Belloc

British Dictionary definitions for demarcation

demarcation

demarkation

/ (ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of establishing limits or boundaries

a limit or boundary

a strict separation of the kinds of work performed by members of different trade unions
(as modifier)demarcation dispute

separation or distinction (often in the phrase line of demarcation)

Word Origin for demarcation

C18: Latinized version of Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to appoint the boundaries of, from marcar to mark, from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; see mark 1

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