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| cor·don sa·ni·taire [ kawr dàwN saanee tér ] (plural cor·dons sa·ni·taires) |
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1. disease-controlling barrier: a barrier erected to control the spread of a disease by restricting movement to and from the infected area
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2. area separating warring nations: a neutral state, or a string of neutral states, lying between two states that are hostile to each other
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| [Mid-19th century. < French, "sanitary line"] |
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