Medicine Line
(informal, North America) The Canada-United States border; the 49th parallel north: a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator.
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(informal, North America) The Canada-United States border; the 49th parallel north: a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator.
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