demarcation
or de·mar·ka·tion
the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
separation by distinct boundaries: line of demarcation.
Origin of demarcation
1Words Nearby demarcation
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How to use demarcation in a sentence
Vehicles of every size and description, piloted by people often at cross purposes, travel along a roadway that serves as a line of demarcation between the bustling city and the respite of the park.
The Intersection Is a City’s Watering Hole, and It’s Teeming with Life and Danger | wtaylor | August 20, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn considering Morgan’s case, we can see that in addition to these hard demarcations, scientists in the 1970s also used feminist science as a tool of soft demarcation.
At home there’s no demarcation between your sofa and the world.
This Summer, We’re Going to Go to the Movies More—and Love It More | Stephanie Zacharek | May 12, 2021 | Time“You want simple and sensible demarcations, but you also want to be inclusive and diverse,” Mwanza says.
‘Buy Nothing’ groups: A place to share goods, services — and gratitude | Anying Guo | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostSara wrote about their takes on getting money and endorsements from police officer unions, and that turned out to be a very interesting demarcation.
Politics Report: Hotel Tax Hike Just Wants Life | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | February 27, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAt 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThey'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 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, Israel fought a major war with Syria in 1973, but since then, the line of demarcation had been peaceful.
“I think this could really be an important point of demarcation for Jewish public opinion of the president,” Tisch says.
Various points of demarcation might be chosen, each founded on some important step in evolution.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisWhat is the exact line of demarcation between man and the other animals which he calls brutes?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierFinally a general agreement for the demarcation of Africa was made in 1890 (see Africa, 5).
Hence, the transition is abrupt; although by no means conclusive as to any broad and trenchant line of ethnological demarcation.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamThe Two-banded Scolia stings a little lower down, on the line of demarcation between the first two thoracic segments.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for demarcation
demarkation
/ (ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən) /
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)
Origin of demarcation
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