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Mason-Dixon Line

Description:

The Mason-Dixon Line is a demarcation line historically representing the cultural and political division between the Northern and Southern regions of the United States.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun

Senses:

1. The boundary line between the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and later extended to separate the Northern and Southern states.
2. The symbolic division between the free and slave states before the American Civil War.

Usages:

1. The Mason-Dixon Line became known as the border between the North and the South during the time of slavery.
2. The Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to resolve a territorial dispute between colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Examples:

1. The Mason-Dixon Line historically represented a stark contrast in cultural and societal differences.
2. Before the Civil War, escaping slaves would often risk their lives to cross the Mason-Dixon Line to reach freedom.

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