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BORD-uh/ˈbɔːdə/

A border is the line between countries or areas: cross the border; a border town. A boundary is often between fields or ideas; an edge is the end of an object. Border on can mean be almost: a decision that borders on unfair. Border control and open / closed border are news collocations. As a verb: the garden is bordered by a hedge.

Meaning

The line that divides two countries or areas.

Examples

• “You need a passport to cross the border.”
• “We waited an hour at the border.”
• “The two countries share a long border.”

Good to know

cross the border. border control. Field / idea: boundary. Object: edge. border on = almost.

Near in meaning

boundary

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