Etymology

Radcliffe Line

Today it means: The boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was given the task of dividing the territory.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.