state boundary
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- noun
- /steɪt ˈbaʊndəri/
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frontera estatal
- A wide variety of alliances, formed by interest groups across state boundaries, ultimately determined the content of the final legislation.
And it makes sense because the virus doesn't stop at a state boundary and people getting cars and they drive and Amtrak goes through these states.
- And it makes sense because the virus doesn't stop at a state boundary and people getting cars and they drive and Amtrak goes through these states.
Examples
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Ozone air pollution does not obey state boundaries.
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The new law clarified the rules regarding transportation across state boundaries.
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The controlling powers were left free to decide on state boundaries within these areas.
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Still, state efforts alone cannot be expected to remedy serious environmental problems that cross state boundaries.
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Moreover, with few exceptions, African state boundaries today look just as they did in 1960.
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For example, state governments imposed hefty taxes on the movement of livestock across state boundaries.
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In a globalized age, state boundaries become increasingly more porous.
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People's sense of unity often does not correspond neatly with state boundaries.
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They worry that state rights, state boundaries, state constitutions will be violated by a tyrannical national government.
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For example, and as discussed below, commentators have debated the implications of the permeability of state boundaries and the probability that spillover effects from one state's regulations on neighboring states have for the laboratories model.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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2.1
A border between two states in the same country
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4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the official line separating two states' is directly and transparently composed from 'state' (a political entity) and 'boundary' (a line or limit). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common compositional patterns cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
State boundary comes from the simple image of a real boundary, like a fence, river or stone, that shows where one state ends and another begins, so it means the official line that 'separates' two states.