English Explanatory Dictionary

Radcliffe Line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India.

Word forms

Radcliffe Line the Radcliffe Line

Etymology

Named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was given the task of dividing the territory.

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