Meaning & use
demarcated
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Marked or established the boundaries or limits of something clearly.
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A low stone wall demarcated the property line between the two farms.
The treaty demarcated new borders between the two nations.
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From Spanish 'demarcar', originally used for marking territorial boundaries on maps.
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