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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
demarcate .
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Examples
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The chamber itself is then quite long, and demarcated from the nasal passage by a distinct medially projecting vertical ridge.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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And here one can hardly forbear comparing the magnificently thorough manner in which this frontier was fixed, with the shoddy, confused method in which the Perso-Beluch frontier was "demarcated" -- if the word can be used in this case -- by Sir Thomas Holdich at the same epoch.
Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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A nation-state wants concrete things such as demarcated borders, markets, access to natural resources, security, influence, and, of course, stability – all things that could be negotiated with other nation-states.
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Catholics, Jews, and Mormons are all demarcated clearly—you know if you are one, and you know if someone else is one.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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An overlay on the readout of local space demarcated the boundaries of the Federation and the two Romulan nations, along with the established Neutral Zone.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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Yet we have a variety of Krishna scenes—here he tackles a demon serpent, there he fights a demon crane, and in a grouping demarcated by darker walls he romances milkmaids, multiplying himself to dance with each individually.
From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011
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The country's North-South border must be demarcated and a sustainable solution to the hotly contested Abyei border region found.
Zach Vertin: Now the Real Work Begins in Sudan Zach Vertin 2011
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It approximates a quasi state, though without international recognition, and without demarcated and recognized borders.
Africans Debate Wisdom of Expected Secession of Southern Sudan 2011
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The poorly demarcated border between the two countries has long been a source of friction, but there is no obvious reason for the latest fighting.
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The poorly demarcated border between the two countries has long been a source of friction, but there is no obvious reason for the latest fighting.
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