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MASON-DIXON LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mason-Dixon line mean?
• MASON-DIXON LINE (noun)
The noun MASON-DIXON LINE has 1 sense:
1. the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
Familiarity information: MASON-DIXON LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Mason-Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line; Mason and Dixon line
Instance hypernyms:
state boundary; state line (the boundary between two states)
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