Demarcation
/ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃən/
EN
The action of setting boundaries or separating something from other things; a dividing line or boundary.
The demarcation of the new national border took months of negotiation between the two countries.
Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'démarcation', from the verb 'démarquer' meaning 'to mark out', ultimately from Latin 'de-' (out) + 'marca' (mark).
Translations
简体中文
分界,划界,界限
繁體中文
分界,劃界,界限
日本語
境界線,画定,区分
한국어
경계 설정,구분
Deutsch
Abgrenzung,Begrenzung
Español
delimitación,demarcación
Português
demarcação,delimitação
Français
démarcation,délimitation
Català
demarcació,delimitació
Tiếng Việt
phân giới,vạch ranh giới
Collocations
line of demarcationdemarcation disputeboundary demarcationdemarcation process
Synonyms
delimitationboundarydivisionseparation
Antonyms
unificationintegrationmerging
Related Words
boundaryborderdivisionmarkerseparation