SAT vocabulary
Demarcation
The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something; a dividing line.
Example
"The river served as a natural demarcation between the two opposing territories."
Etymology
From Spanish 'demarcar' (to mark out boundaries), ultimately from Latin 'marca' (a boundary).
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