Border

/ˈbɔədə/

The meaning and definition of Border, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
    “There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.”
  2. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
    “The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.”
verb
  1. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
    “Denmark borders Germany to the south.”
  2. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
    “Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.”

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