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  1. [cartography] A dividing line
  2. [surveying] A line separating adjacent political entities, such as countries or districts; adjacent tracts of privately owned land, such as parcels; or adjacent geographic zones, such as ecosystems. A boundary is a line that may or may not follow physical features, such as rivers, mountains, or walls.

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