/ ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt; NAmE -mɑːrk-/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to mark or establish the limits of sth :
Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: back-formation from demarcation .
/ ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt; NAmE -mɑːrk-/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to mark or establish the limits of sth :
Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: back-formation from demarcation .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005