Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
[formal]
...the abrupt demarcation between farmland and moorland.
Talks were continuing about the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
Synonyms: limit, bound, margin, boundary More Synonyms of demarcation
More Synonyms of demarcation
demarcation in British English
or demarkation (ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of establishing limits or boundaries
2.
a limit or boundary
3.
a.
a strict separation of the kinds of work performed by members of different trade unions
b.
(as modifier)
demarcation dispute
4.
separation or distinction (often in the phrase line of demarcation)
Word origin
C18: Latinized version of Spanish demarcación, from demarcar to appoint the boundaries of, from marcar to mark, from Italian marcare, of Germanic origin; see mark1
demarcation in American English
(ˌdimɑrˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of setting and marking limits or boundaries
2.
a limit or boundary
3.
a separation or distinction
Word origin
Sp demarcación (in línea de demarcación, 1493) < de- (L de), from + marcar, to mark boundaries < Gmc *marka, a boundary, mark1
Examples of 'demarcation' in a sentence
demarcation
Lines of demarcation have to be drawn, Alec, even in friendship.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2001)
That is the demarcation line no American from the States from now on can cross.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2001)
She rose from her chair and passed the counter that was the only demarcation of where the dining room ended and the kitchen began.
Olivia Goldsmith INSIDERS (2001)
1 (noun)
the demarcation of the border between the two countries
Synonyms
limit
the city limits
bound
margin
These islands are on the margins of human habitation.
boundary
Our organization now operates across national boundaries.
confine
enclosure
pale
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of establishing limits or boundaries, esp. between the work performed by members of different trade unions
The demarcation of duties became more blurred.
Synonyms
delimitation
division
the division between North and South Korea
distinction
separation
a permanent separation from his son
differentiation
the differentiation between the two ranges
Additional synonyms
in the sense of boundary
Definition
something that indicates the farthest limit, such as of an area
Our organization now operates across national boundaries.