demarcation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
2. (countable, uncountable) A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any strictly defined separation.

Synonyms

limit

delimitation

demarcation line

boundary

section

lane

separation

compartment

sorting

dividing line

division

border

contrast

classification

line

delineation

partition

barrier

marking of boundaries

confining

delimit

distinction

disunion

exclusion

fission

frontier

limiting

marking

restricting

segmentation

severance

subdivision

roping off

stretching rope

one’s turf

Translations

demarcación

Abgrenzung

demarcazione

démarcation

demarcação

οροθεσία

afbakening

délimitation

demarcació

διαχωρισμός

demarcatie

grens

demarcatielijn

grenslijn

Demarkation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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.