Demarcation Definition
Any strictly defined separation.
Other Word Forms of Demarcation
Noun
Origin of Demarcation
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First recorded c.1752, from Spanish linea de demarcacion 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 Germanic root of march.
From Wiktionary
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Spanish demarcación from demarcar to mark boundaries de- off (from Latin dē- de–) marcar to mark (from Italian marcare) (from Old Italian of Germanic origin merg- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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