"four corners" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} four corners pl (plural only)
  1. (law) The face of a document or its contents, considered without reference to any outside information. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-four_corners-en-noun-USTeXeH8 Topics: law
  2. (US, slang, chiefly California) A place where residents from multiple parts of a country or countries, or different cultures in general, come together. Tags: California, US, plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-four_corners-en-noun-vHfVoZDR Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 61

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