MASON AND DIXON LINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War

Synonyms:

Mason-Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line; Mason and Dixon line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

state boundary; state line (the boundary between two states)

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