McMahon Linen.

Brit.

/məkˈmɑːn lʌɪn/, U.S.

/məkˈmæn ˌlaɪn/

Forms: 1900s– MacMahon Line (irregular), 1900s– McMahon Line, 1900s– McMahon line.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McMahon , line n.²

Etymology: < the name of Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon (1862–1949), British foreign secretary to the government of India and commissioner at the Simla Conference + line n.²

A line proposed by the British under Sir Henry McMahon at the Simla Conference (1913–14) as the frontier between Tibet and Assam, running along the Himalayas from the eastern border of Bhutan to the Brahmaputra River.The demarcation was accepted by Tibet, but not recognized by China.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > border between India and Tibet

McMahon Line1936

1936 O. Caroe Let. 6 Feb. in P. Mehra McMahon Line & After (1974) xxxv. 422 The whole of the hill country up to the 1914 McMahon Line is within the frontier of India.

1950 J. Nehru Let. 17 Nov. in Lett. to Chief Ministers (1986) 268 About our frontier, the MacMahon Line, we are adamant and we are not going to tolerate any breach of it.

1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxvii. 589 The agreement would also have settled the Indo-Tibetan border on the basis of the so-called McMahon line.

1991 Hindu (Madras) 6 Dec. 8/6 Beijing has accepted the highest watershed principle—that forms the basis of the McMahon Line signed by British India and independent Tibet—with both Nepal and Burma.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mcmahon line
释义	McMahon Linen. Brit. /məkˈmɑːn lʌɪn/, U.S. /məkˈmæn ˌlaɪn/ Forms: 1900s– MacMahon Line (irregular), 1900s– McMahon Line, 1900s– McMahon line. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name McMahon , line n.² Etymology: < the name of Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon (1862–1949), British foreign secretary to the government of India and commissioner at the Simla Conference + line n.² A line proposed by the British under Sir Henry McMahon at the Simla Conference (1913–14) as the frontier between Tibet and Assam, running along the Himalayas from the eastern border of Bhutan to the Brahmaputra River.The demarcation was accepted by Tibet, but not recognized by China. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > border between India and Tibet McMahon Line1936 1936 O. Caroe Let. 6 Feb. in P. Mehra McMahon Line & After (1974) xxxv. 422 The whole of the hill country up to the 1914 McMahon Line is within the frontier of India. 1950 J. Nehru Let. 17 Nov. in Lett. to Chief Ministers (1986) 268 About our frontier, the MacMahon Line, we are adamant and we are not going to tolerate any breach of it. 1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxvii. 589 The agreement would also have settled the Indo-Tibetan border on the basis of the so-called McMahon line. 1991 Hindu (Madras) 6 Dec. 8/6 Beijing has accepted the highest watershed principle—that forms the basis of the McMahon Line signed by British India and independent Tibet—with both Nepal and Burma. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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