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Hajnal line

Hajnal line proper noun: an imaginary line drawn between Saint Petersburg in Russia and Trieste in Italy, sometimes thought to divide Europe into two areas characterized by different levels of nuptiality, with lower marriage and fertility rates to the west, and higher rates to the east.

hajnal line: an imaginary line drawn between Saint Petersburg in Russia and Trieste in Italy, sometimes thought...
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Proper noun

the Hajnal line

  1. An imaginary line drawn between Saint Petersburg in Russia and Trieste in Italy, sometimes thought to divide Europe into two areas characterized by different levels of nuptiality, with lower marriage and fertility rates to the west, and higher rates to the east.

Origin of Hajnal line

Proposed in 1965 by John Hajnal.

Questions about Hajnal line

What does Hajnal line mean?
Hajnal line means an imaginary line drawn between Saint Petersburg in Russia and Trieste in Italy, sometimes thought to divide Europe into two areas characterized by different levels of nuptiality, with lower marriage and fertility rates to the west, and higher rates to the east.
What part of speech is Hajnal line?
Hajnal line is a proper noun.

Words near Hajnal line in the dictionary

  1. Hajjee
  2. Hajjees
  3. hajjes
  4. hajji
  5. hajjis
  6. Hajnal line
  7. Hajnówka
  8. Hajong
  9. Hajongs
  10. Hajosy
  11. Hajtamiri

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