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Noun

Singular
forty-ninth parallel

Plural
uncountable

forty-ninth parallel (uncountable)

  1. (Canadian, US) A nickname for the approximately 1200-mile (1900-kilometer) portion of the border between Canada and the USA, extending along the forty-ninth parallel of latitude from Lake of the Woods to the Pacific Ocean.
  2. (Canadian, US, nonstandard) A nickname for the entire border between Canada and the USA.

References

  • "forty-ninth parallel" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.







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