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   border

   /ˈbɔːdə/

   noun

   • 1. a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas: "Panama's western border with Costa Rica" Similar frontierboundarypartitionborderlinedividing linebounding lineperimetermarchesbounds
   • ▪ a district near the border between two areas: "a refugee camp on the border"
   • ▪ the boundary and adjoining districts between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
   • ▪ the boundary and adjoining districts between Scotland and England.
   • 2. the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it: "the northern border of their distribution area"
   • 3. a decorative strip around the edge of something: "she stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris"
   • ▪ a strip of ground along the edge of a lawn or path for planting flowers or shrubs: "geraniums are among the best of border perennials"

   verb

   • 1. form an edge along or beside (something): "a pool bordered by palm trees" Similar surroundencloseencirclecircleedgeskirtfringehemboundlineflank
   • ▪ provide (something) with a decorative edge: "the walls were bordered with carved scrolls and cornices" Similar edgefringehemtrimpipebindbanddecoratefinish
   • 2. (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area): "regions bordering Azerbaijan" Similar adjoinabut (on)bound onbutt up againstbe adjacent tolie next toneighbourbe contiguous withtouchjoinconnectmeetreachextend as far as
   • 3. come close to or be developing into (an extreme condition): "Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French bordeure; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to board.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What is a border line?

   • the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border. Thousands of people cross the border every day. They took steps to secure the border. border between A and B They spent a week in a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.

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   What does a border mean?

   • A border is a strip or band around the edge of something. ...pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border. In a garden, a border is a long strip of ground along the edge planted with flowers. ...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders. ...border plants.

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   What is a boundary in geography?

   • the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. the line, limit, or delimiting geographic feature that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another: The largest lake within the borders of Canada is Great Bear Lake. You cannot cross the border without a visa.

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   What does bordure mean in English?

   • Middle English bordure, from Anglo-French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Border.”

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   noun. the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. the line, limit, or delimiting geographic feature that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another: The largest lake within the borders of Canada is Great Bear Lake. You cannot cross the border without a visa.

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   A border separates one thing from another, most famously countries. Sometimes neighboring countries have border disputes, if they don't think the lines were drawn fairly or if they don't get along. Borders can also be less official.

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