border
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdər/
:
frontera
- We've just crossed the border, now entering Pakistan.
- cross-border
- border crossing
- border control
But why would they leave the border open again?
- But why would they leave the border open again?
- Which country has has the longest border shared with French?
- They tell us they think the open border is, quote, humane.
- The dilemma is if Egypt opens the border because Israel wants to.
- So we would have to close our border at some point.
- But if you jump in line at our border, everybody know it's OK.
- What in your opinion defines the the border between order and chaos?
- But no, the longest border fence on earth looks like this.
- I've been a lot of times to the border and they're huge walls.
- This is what Norman Davies referred to as border War in its purest form.
- You can cross, can cross Polish border one time only.
Examples
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The border between the two countries was heavily guarded.
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On this stretch of the US Mexico border, there is already a physical barrier.
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But why would they leave the border open again?
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So we would have to close our border at some point.
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Biden has the authority to close this border today if he wanted to.
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His parents have a place near the border.
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I shall be staying at a hotel near the border.
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Our 1999 conference will take us north of the border to our friendly neighbor, Canada.
Academic text (1999) -
Tribesmen from both sides of the border continue to cross freely, often using hidden mountain tracks.
Academic text (2011) -
In this photo, lions cross the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
271
4.1
The outer edge of a shape or area and the total length of that edge
232
3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
41
4.1
An area at the border between two countries, often guarded
37
2.1
A border between two states in the same country
33
3.6
Area along the edge of something like a field or page
9
4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
9
6.8
A clear line or limit that shows the difference between things
4
5.6
An area of land near the border between two countries or regions
2
3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
2
3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
2
5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
1
3.2
A border that shows where one local area ends and another begins
1
9.9
A marker, like a stone or post, that shows the border of land
1
3.2
An official line that divides two areas in the same country, like New York and New Jersey
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
41
3.8
A group of officers who watch and protect a country's border to stop illegal crossings
- Formal
1
3.8
A United States government agency that finds and stops people entering the country without permission
A federal agency that patrols United States borders to stop people entering the country illegally
A person who watches and guards a country's border to stop people from entering without permission
How Defined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Border comes from an old word bord meaning 'board' or 'edge', like the English word board, and people used that idea of an edge to talk about the edge of land. So a border is the line or area that separates one country or region from another.