Border
/ˈbɔədə/
The meaning and definition of Border, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A decorative strip around the edge of something.
“There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.”
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The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
“The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.”
verb
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To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
“Denmark borders Germany to the south.”
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To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
“Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Middle English bordure, from Old French bordure.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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