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Meaning of border

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

border

Pronunciation:/ˈbɔədə//ˈbɔːdə//ˈbɔɹdɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The outer edge of something.

    Example: the borders of the garden

  2. A decorative strip around the edge of something.

    Example: There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.

  3. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

  4. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

    Example: The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put a border on something.

  2. To form a border around; to bound.

  3. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

    Example: Denmark borders Germany to the south.

  4. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

    Example: Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.