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delimitation

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

noun

  1. an act, instance, or method of fixing the limits or boundaries of something.

    In biology, the fixing of taxonomic boundaries is called species delimitation.

  2. the resulting boundary.

    At the southern edge, the delimitation of this lowland arctic region corresponds roughly to the treeline.


Etymology

Origin of delimitation

First recorded in 1790–1800; delimit ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

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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

Southern states are also grappling with another major concern as India prepares for its first delimitation of electoral seats in 2026 - the first since 1976.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

He added that “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 Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 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

In 1879 a Greco-Turkish commission for the delimitation met first at Prevesa, and subsequently at Constantinople, but its conferences were without result, the Turkish commissioners declining the boundary suggested at Berlin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various