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STATE LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The boundary between two states
Synonyms:
state boundary; state line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("state line" is a kind of...):
border; borderline; boundary line; delimitation; mete (a line that indicates a boundary)
Instance hyponyms:
Mason-Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line; Mason and Dixon line (the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War)