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Meaning of forty-ninth parallel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
Canada, US, uncountable
A nickname for the entire border between Canada and the USA.
Canada, US, nonstandard, uncountable

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

forty-rod forty-second forty-second cousin forty-secondth forty-seventh forty-sixth