38th parallel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of 38th parallel
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Se-ri realizes just how privileged her life has been living south of the 38th parallel.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2021
But instead of merely laying out strategic mistakes made by the U.S., she details how an imaginary border - the 38th parallel - dreamt up by the U.S. eventually divided her family.
From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2019
The only North Korean athletes to qualify for the Games on merit have bonded with their competitors from across the 38th parallel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2018
Four months later — June 25, 1950 — the Korean People’s Army began firing across the 38th parallel.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017
After Japan's defeat in 1945, control of the Korean Peninsula split down the middle, at the 38th parallel, a line that cut the nation neatly in half.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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