Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radcliffe line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: rad-clif-fe -line
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

the Radcliffe Line (canonical)

Questions

What does radcliffe line mean?: The boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India.
Where does radcliffe line come from?: Named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was given the task of dividing the territory.

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