forty-ninth parallel

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noun forty-ninth parallel an informal name for the Canadian border with the USA, which is in part delineated by the parallel line of latitude at 49°N 0
noun forty-ninth parallel (Canada, 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. 0
noun forty-ninth parallel (Canada, US, nonstandard) A nickname for the entire border between Canada and the USA. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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