What does "delimitation" mean?

The act of delimiting something.

What is a synonym for "delimitation"?

Common synonyms include: boundary line, border, border line, borderline, bound, boundary.

Delimitation

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act of delimiting something. countable, uncountable
2
a line that indicates a boundary wordnet
3
A limit or boundary. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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boundary line border border line borderline bound boundary

Example

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"Very serious and substantive discussions were held between Armenia and Azerbaijan on important aspects of the peace agenda - border delimitation, opening and development of the Zangezur corridor, initialing of the peace treaty, and other issues."

Etymology

From French délimitation.

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