green line: Meaning and Definition of

green' line"

Pronunciation: [key]
— (sometimes caps.)
  1. (in Lebanon) a demarcation line that divides predominantly Christian East Beirut and predominantly Moslem West Beirut.
  2. any similar demarcation line between two hostile communities, as between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in Nicosia.
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