"Durand Line" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Mortimer Durand, who drew the original version of the line. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Durand Line}} Durand Line
  1. The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan (originally the British Raj), as originally demarcated in 1893 and revised in 1919; never accepted by Afghanistan as the international border. Wikipedia link: Durand Line, Mortimer Durand Categories (topical): Demarcation lines Categories (place): Afghanistan, Pakistan
    Sense id: en-Durand_Line-en-name-gFDXQoH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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