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demarcación

demarcation

noun deh-mahr-kah-SYOHN Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Also means

boundary

Usage Note

Demarcación refers to the marking or drawing of a boundary or zone, and the zone itself. In football, demarcación frequently means a player's position or zone on the pitch — jugar en su demarcación ('to play in their position') — a usage specific to sports journalism that learners of football Spanish will encounter often. In legal and geographical contexts it means a delimited territory or jurisdiction.

Examples

"El árbitro señaló fuera de la demarcación."

Natural Translation

The referee signalled outside the boundary.

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