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delimitation

[dih-lim-i-tay-shuhn] / dɪˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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That interpretation is consistent with the 2023 genomic study, which focused on species delimitation in this pit viper group while accounting for gene flow.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026

The dispute "is blocking the delimitation of the maritime border with New Caledonia and creating problematic legal uncertainties affecting fishing and scientific research activities, for example," it added.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

Then, the government would start "delimitation" - simply put, the exercise to redraw boundaries of constituencies is to ensure that each represents similar numbers of voters.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023

“We should be able to sit down with Turkey as reasonable adults and resolve our main difference, which is the delimitation of maritime zones in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.”

From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The Turkish troops were withdrawn from Taba, and the delimitation of the frontier was undertaken by a joint Turco-Egyptian commission.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various




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