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border

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈbɔə.də

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions
  4. The outer edge of something.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The outer edge of something
  6. A decorative strip around the edge of something
  7. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
    countable, uncountable
  8. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown
  9. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
    countable, uncountable
  10. Border morris or border dancing
  11. Border morris or border dancing.
    British, uncountable
  12. A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
    countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of border.

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Equivalents

71 more languages
Afrikaansgrens
العربيةالحدودحاشيةحافةحدحدود
Azərbaycan dilihüdudsərhəd
Беларускаяграніцамяжа
Българскиграницаграничакрайръб
বাংলাসীমানা
བོད་སྐད།ས་མཚམས
Bosanskifinišgranicagraničanhatarivicalismeđamejaorlarajasienasinoršusграницаграничанивицамеђасинорфриз
Catalàconfrontarfronteraorlasanefavoravorejar
Češtinahranicehraničithraničnílemohraničitokrajokrajovýpohraničnízáhon
Cymraegffin
Danskbegrænsegrænse
Ελληνικάάκρηάκριαάκροπαρτέριπερίγυροςσύνορο
Esperantolandlimo
Eestipiirraam
Euskaramuga
Suomiboordiboordinauhabordyyrikoristereunuskorvakukkapenkkipyhärajarajatarajautuarajoittaarajoittuareunareunusreunustareunuste
Gaeilgeciumhaisimeallteorainn
Gàidhligbaltcrìochiomalloiroirthirslios
Galegobordearbordodemarcarfronteirafronteirolimiarorelaraiatestar
ગુજરાતીસરહદ
עבריתגבולספרתחום
हिन्दीअंतकेदारकोनाक्यारीझालरतटसरहदसरहदीसीमा
Hrvatskifinišgranicagraničanhatarivicalismeđamejaorlarajasienasinoršusграницаграничанивицамеђасинорфриз
Magyarhatárhatárolkörülhatárolszegélyszél
Հայերենեզրսահման
Bahasa Indonesiabatasjidarlisperbatasanrusuksempadansiringwatas
ÍslenskalandamæriMæri
Italianoconfinefrontieraorlo
日本語さかいめわく区切り国境国界地境垓境境界界畺疆埸裔辺ろ
ქართულისაზღვარი
Қазақ тілішекшекара
ភាសាខ្មែរជាយដែនទល់ដែនព្រំដែន
한국어垓畺藩가경계국경국계접경테두리
Kurdîbardhudûdkenarlêmlîssûs
Кыргызчачек ара
Latinaconfiniumfimbriafīnisgranicialīmeslimeslimitaneusmargō
Lingálandelo
ລາວຊາຍແດນ
Lietuviųsiena
Latviešurobeža
Malagasyamborodao
Te Reo Māoriaukati
Македонскиграницаограничиограничувараб
മലയാളംഅതിർത്തി
Монголхил хязгаар
मराठीसीमा
Bahasa Melayusempadan
Maltifruntiera
မြန်မာနယ်စပ်
Nederlandsbegrenzenbordergrensgrenzen aanrand
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸਰਹੱਦਸੀਮਾ
Polskigranicagranicznygraniczyćlamówkamiedzarąbieżzakres
Portuguêsbordafazer fronteira comfronteiramargemorlaorlarraia
Românăbordurăcantfrontieragranițămargine
Русскийбордюрграницаграничитькаймакордонкрайкромкамежа́ограничиватьограничитьрубежфриз
Slovenčinahranicaokraj
Slovenščinameja
Shqipkufi
Српскиfinišgranicagraničanhatarivicalismeđamejaorlarajasienasinoršusграницаграничанивицамеђасинорфриз
Svenskabardbryngränsgränsa tillinramningkantlandamärenrand
Kiswahilimpaka
தமிழ்எல்லை
తెలుగుసరిహద్దు
ไทยกรอบชายแดนสีมาอาณาเขต
Tagaloghangganan
TürkçehudutkenarkıyıSerhatsınırsınırlamaksüs
ئۇيغۇرچەچېگرا
Українськаграницякаймакордонмежаприкордоннийузлісся
اردوحدسَرْحَدسِیما
Tiếng Việtâu vàngbiên cảnhbiên giớibiên thuỳđường biênGiáplằn ranhmépria

Examples

“The border⟳ between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.”
“The identification of the border⟳ between England and Scotland always has been a source of interest⟳ to railway travellers. For many years, however, the exact points north of Berwick and Carlisle at which the Anglo-Scottish main lines passed from one country to the other were not defined, but the erection of clear and unmistakable lineside signs has put⟳ the matter⟳ beyond all doubt⟳.”
“The Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday the men had been killed on Tuesday in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, on the border⟳ of Kandahar just north of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.”
“23 June 2018, Mattha Busb, The Independent, Jogger crosses US-Canada border⟳ by mistake⟳, is held for two weeks in detention centre A French tourist who accidentally crossed the border⟳ into the US from Canada during an evening jog was sent to a detention centre 125 miles away and held for two weeks until she was released.”
“the borders of the garden”
“upon the borders of these solitudes”
“in the borders of death”
“There’s a nice frilly border⟳ around the picture frame.”
“a solid border⟳ around a table of figures”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

border ballad border blaster Border City border collie border control border czar

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