Meanings
noundemarcation line (plural demarcation lines)
plural demarcation lines
- governmentA geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic خَطُّ تَرْسِيم, خَطُّ التَّرْسِيم
- خَطُّ تَرْسِيم (ḵaṭṭu tarsīm)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
- خَطُّ التَّرْسِيم (ḵaṭṭu t-tarsīm)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Chinese Mandarin 邊界線 /邊界綫 /边界线
- 邊界線 /邊界綫 /边界线 (biānjièxiàn)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Finnish rajalinja
- rajalinja(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
French ligne de démarcation
- ligne de démarcation(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
German Demarkationslinie
- Demarkationslinie(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Hungarian demarkációs vonal
- demarkációs vonal(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Japanese 境界線
- 境界線 (kyōkaisen)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Korean 경계선
- 경계선 (gyeonggyeseon)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Russian демаркацио́нная ли́ния, ли́ния разграниче́ния
- демаркацио́нная ли́ния (demarkaciónnaja línija)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
- ли́ния разграниче́ния (línija razgraničénija)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Spanish línea de demarcación
- línea de demarcación(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Swedish demarkationslinje
- demarkationslinje(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Turkish sınır çizgisi
- sınır çizgisi(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Ukrainian демаркаці́йна лі́нія, лі́нія розмежува́ння
- демаркаці́йна лі́нія (demarkacíjna línija)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
- лі́нія розмежува́ння (línija rozmežuvánnja)(politics, military) a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Cite this entry
APA
demarcation line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demarcation%20line
MLA
“demarcation line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demarcation%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demarcation line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demarcation%20line.
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