1 the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line:
a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania * Denmark's border with Germany * in the US, near the Canadian border * Nevada's northern border * to cross the border * to flee across / over the border * border guards / controls * a border dispute / incident * a border town / state * (figurative) It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
2 a strip around the edge of sth such as a picture or a piece of fabric:
a pillowcase with a lace border
3 (in a garden) a strip of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass:
herbaceous borders
verb [VN]
1 (of a country or an area) to share a border with another country or area:
the countries bordering the Baltic
2 (written) to form a line along or around the edge of sth:
Meadows bordered the path to the woods. * The large garden is bordered by a stream.
PHRASALVERBS
border on sth
1 to come very close to being sth, especially a strong or unpleasant emotion or quality:
She felt an anxiety bordering on hysteria.
2 to be next to sth:
areas bordering on the Black Sea
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for border is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is border a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, border is tagged as noun.
Does border appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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