"International Date Line" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} International Date Line
  1. An imaginary line on the Earth's surface at 180° longitude, mostly through the Pacific Ocean, to the east of which the calendar date is one day earlier than to the west. Wikipedia link: International Date Line Synonyms: Date Line Translations (line on the Earth's surface): 國際日期變更線 (Chinese Mandarin), 国际日期变更线 (Guójì Rìqī Biàngēng Xiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), internationale datumgrens [feminine] (Dutch), kuupäeväraja (Estonian), kansainvälinen päivämääräraja (Finnish), ligne de changement de date [feminine] (French), თარიღთა ცვლის ხაზი (tariɣta cvlis xazi) (Georgian), Datumsgrenze [feminine] (German), 国際日付変更線 (Kokusai Hizuke Henkōsen) (Japanese), 날짜 변경선 (Naljja Byeon'gyeongseon) (Korean), Garisan Tarikh Antarabangsa (Malay), datolinje [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), datolinje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ли́ния переме́ны да́ты (línija peremény dáty) [feminine] (Russian), línea internacional de cambio de fecha [feminine] (Spanish), เส้นแบ่งเขตวันสากล (sên-bɛ̀ng-kèet-wan-sǎa-gon) (Thai)

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