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MASON-DIXON LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)