Mason-Dixon line
معنی کامل و مثالها
/mā´s'n dik´s'n/
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after English surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who defined the boundary between 1763 and 1767.
مثال
- The Mason-Dixon line was a symbolic divide between North and South during the Civil War.
- He moved from a state above the Mason-Dixon line to one below it.
- The Mason-Dixon line has historical significance in the United States.
ترکیبهای رایج
Above the Mason-Dixon line Below the Mason-Dixon line Cross the Mason-Dixon line
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War