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border

bor·der [ báwrdər ]


noun  (plural bor·ders)
Definition:
 
1. line dividing two areas: the line that officially separates two countries or regions, or the land on each side of it
across the border
border country

2. land at edge: the edge of an area of land, or the ground near the edge
a shy animal that rarely comes nearer than the border of the field

3. strip around edge: a decorative band that runs along the edge of something such as a printed page or a length of fabric
a handkerchief with a patterned border

4. gardening flowerbed: a flowerbed along a wall or at the edge of a lawn or path



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle bor·dered, present participle bor·der·ing, 3rd person present singular bor·ders)
Definition:
 
1. form frontier with place: to form the frontier with another country or the boundary between two regions
Italy borders Austria in the Alps.

2. run along edge of something: to form a line along the edge of something
a field bordered by willow trees

[14th century. < Old French bordeüre< Germanic]
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