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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL

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Forty-Ninth parallel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forty-ninth parallel in the English dictionary

The definition of forty-ninth parallel in the dictionary is an informal name for the Canadian border with the USA, which is in part delineated by the parallel line of latitude at 49°N.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL

fortuitousness
fortuity
Fortuna
fortunate
fortunately
fortunateness
fortune
fortune cookie
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter
fortune-hunting
fortune-teller
fortune-telling
fortuneless
fortunize
forty
forty winks
forty-five
forty-niner
fortyish

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL

allel
angel
antiparallel
apparel
at the wheel
bel
cancel
channel
Daniel
del
diallel
diesel
el
Hallel
Hillel
nonparallel
parallel
sewellel
subparallel
unparallel

Synonyms and antonyms of forty-ninth parallel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «forty-ninth parallel» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

第四十九届并行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuadragésimo noveno paralelo
570 millions of speakers

English

forty-ninth parallel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

49 समानांतर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التاسعة والأربعين بالتوازي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сорок девятая параллель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quadragésimo nono paralelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চল্লিশ-নবম সমান্তরাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quarante-neuvième parallèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selari empat puluh sembilan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

neunundvierzigste parallel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第四十九平行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마흔아홉번째 평행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paralel patang puluh sanga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốn mươi chín song song
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாற்பத்தி ஒன்பதாவது இணையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाळीसवावा समांतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırk dokuzuncu paralel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quarantanovesimo parallelo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czterdziestym dziewiątym równoległe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сорок дев´ятій паралель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patruzeci și nouă paralel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεσσαρακοστή ένατη παράλληλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

49 parallel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyrtionionde parallella
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

førtiniende parallell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forty-ninth parallel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL»

The term «forty-ninth parallel» is used very little and occupies the 180.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forty-ninth parallel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL»

Discover the use of forty-ninth parallel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forty-ninth parallel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Geological Reconnaissance Across the Cascade Range Near ...
.<nui'fvttfV'-V>y which the forty-ninth parallel was reached was pr/i<'ticajly thv' snme as that used at the time of the earlier survey of .' trv'.fvHlndarv, crossing Table Mountain to the mouth of the Wenat- <•••"* Tcliee and thence northward along ...
George Otis Smith, Frank C. Calkins, 1904
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The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays ...
Essays on Regional History of the Forty-ninth Parallel Sterling Evans. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36. 6. Does. the. Border. Matter? Cattle. Ranching. and. the. Forty-ninth.
Sterling Evans, 2006
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The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People
If by this Polk meant all of Oregon, then the United States, which had never before claimed any part of Oregon north of the forty-ninth parallel, had executed an astounding and belligerent reversal of policy. Polk's objectives in Oregon were ...
Paul Boyer, Clifford Clark, Joseph Kett, 2007
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United States Congressional serial set
continent or the eastern shore of the Gulf of Georgia, on the small peninsula of Point Roberts, a few miles south of Fraser's river. 2d. The point where the forty- ninth parallel strikes the eastern shore of Point Roberts or western shore of ...
‎1868
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The Northwest Boundary: Discussion of the Water Boundary ...
The point where the forty-ninth parallel strikes the eastern shore of Point Roberts or western shore of Simiahmoo Bay, about three miles east of the first point. 3d. The point where the forty-ninth parallel strikes the eastern shore of Simiahmoo ...
United States. Dept. of State, William Henry Seward, Archibald Campbell, 1868
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Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and ...
Senate. tude on the Lake of the Woods, and thence along that parallel to the Red river. 3. To determine and trace the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude from the Gulf of Georgia to the intersection of the Columbia, west of the Rocky Mountains.
United States. Congress. Senate, 1852
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Congressional edition
To determine and trace the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude from the Gulf of Georgia to the intersection of the Columbia, -west of the Rocky Mountains. 4. To trace and survey the whole line from Lake Superior to the Pacific. The estimated ...
United States. Congress, 1852
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Senate Documents
The point where the forty-ninth parallel strikes the eastern shore of goint Roberts or western shore of Simiahmoo Bay, about three miles east of the rst oint. 3d? The point where the forty-ninth parallel strikes the eastern shore of Simiahmoo Bay, ...
United States Senate, 1868
9
Papers Relating to the Treaty of Washington ...
The words of the treaty are as follows : From the point on the forty-ninth parallel of north latitnde, where the boundary laid down in existing treaties and conventions between the United ^Apprndii No. i,p. gtateg and Great Britain terminates, the ...
United States. Dept. of State, 1872
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The Forty-ninth and Other Parallels: Contemporary Canadian ...
And the forty-ninth parallel, established in 1818 as the border from northwestern Ontario to the Rockies and extended in 1846 to the Pacific Coast, is, George Woodcock noted, "a compromise boundary reached in negotiations dominated by ...
David Staines, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forty-ninth parallel is used in the context of the following news items.
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The story of Minnesota's state boundaries
They further agreed that the boundary from the northwest point was to run due south to the forty-ninth parallel. By reconciling the boundaries ... «Hometown Focus, Jun 15»
2
How a Socialist Party Just Took Over the Texas of Canada
Progressive Texans south of the forty-ninth parallel would do well to take notes. Dan Meades is a poverty reduction advocate, speaker, writer, ... «The New Republic, May 15»
3
Learn Your Cana-Dos & Cana-Don'ts In A New 'Tusk' Clip
... trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. A handwritten flyer he finds in a bar bathroom leads him to a grizzled ... «Science Fiction, Sep 14»
4
'Tusk' Poster Teases the Most Dangerous Animal! (Exclusive)
... comes up empty, Wallace decides to make the trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. A handwritten flyer he ... «Bloody Disgusting, Sep 14»
5
Kevin Smith's Tusk First Clip: "I Don't Want To Die In Canada"
... comes up empty, Wallace decides to make the trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. A handwritten flyer he ... «Comicbook.com, Sep 14»
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[TIFF '14] New 'Tusk' Imagery Shows Long With a Single Leg
... has gone viral — comes up empty, Wallace decides to make the trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. «Bloody Disgusting, Sep 14»
7
How Minnesota got its boundaries
They further agreed that the boundary from the northwest point was to run due south to the forty-ninth parallel. By reconciling the boundaries ... «MinnPost.com, Jun 14»
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The story behind Minnesota's weirdly shaped northern border
The British proposed that the 1783 water line be drawn only to the point where it first touched the forty-ninth parallel. They believed that from ... «MinnPost.com, Feb 14»
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Why Catholics Don't Care
Things took a similar course south of the forty-ninth parallel. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops opined, not very helpfully, “There ... «First Things, Jan 14»
10
TIFF 'Metallica Through The Never': Lars Ulrich On Band's 'Love …
In all seriousness, though, the band have developed a unique fondness for the shows and fans above the forty-ninth parallel. "I don't want to ... «Huffington Post Canada, Sep 13»

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