Demarcation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the boundary of a specific area

a conceptual separation or distinction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻvˈɪnaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːmɑːkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːmɑːkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dᵻvˈɪnaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contrast line demarcation line limit dividing line

Parts of Speech

noun	the boundary of a specific area
noun	a conceptual separation or distinction “there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity”

Word Forms

demarcate	verb	separate clearly, as if by boundaries
contrast	verb	to show differences when compared; be different

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abgrenzung

die Grenze eines bestimmten Gebiets

🇫🇷French

démarcation

la limite d'une zone spécifique

🇪🇸Spanish

demarcación

el límite de un área específica

🇮🇹Italian

demarcazione

il confine di una determinata area

🇳🇱Dutch

afbakening

de grens van een bepaald gebied

🇵🇹Portuguese

demarcação

o limite de uma área específica

🇷🇺Russian

демаркация

граница определенной территории

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सरहदबंदी

किसी विशिष्ट क्षेत्र की सीमा

🇧🇩Bengali

সীমানা

একটি নির্দিষ্ট এলাকার সীমানা

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்லை நிர்ணயம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பகுதியின் எல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

సరిహద్దులు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రాంతం యొక్క సరిహద్దు

🇮🇳Marathi

सीमांकन

विशिष्ट क्षेत्राची सीमा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીમાંકન

ચોક્કસ વિસ્તારની સીમા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಡಿ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಗಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിർത്തി നിർണയിക്കൽ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രദേശത്തിൻ്റെ അതിർത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੱਦਬੰਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੀ ਸੀਮਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد بندی

ایک مخصوص علاقے کی حد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

划界

特定区域的边界

🇯🇵Japanese

境界線

特定の領域の境界

🇰🇷Korean

경계

특정 지역의 경계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phân giới

ranh giới của một khu vực cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การแบ่งเขต

ขอบเขตของพื้นที่เฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

demarkasi

batas wilayah tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

demarkasyon

ang hangganan ng isang tiyak na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

persempadanan semula

sempadan kawasan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترسيم الحدود

حدود منطقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

مرزبندی

مرز یک منطقه خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

sınır çizgisi

belirli bir alanın sınırı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְחִימָה

הגבול של אזור מסוים

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The primary meaning of 'demarcation' is 'the boundary of a specific area'.

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Using 'demarcation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'demarcation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'demarcation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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