Definition of border
1 : an outer part or edge at the borders of the forest
2 textiles : an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug
3 : a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway a border of tulips
4 : boundary on the border between New York and Canada crossed the border into Italy
5 : a plain or decorative margin around printed matter wedding invitations with a delicate gold leaf border
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Examples of border in a Sentence
He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border.
They live just beyond the western border of the park.
the border of the Sahara
The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border.
a broad red border on each plate
He planted pansies in the border.
Recent Examples of border from the Web
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Wilderness areas are managed to minimize human influence, so most noise sources come from outside their borders.
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Secession is often seen as one of the bad results of state collapse, and much of the international community is strongly biased against changing international borders.
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Brooks, in recent weeks, has campaigned on supporting Trump and has pledged to back the president's U.S.-Mexico border wall by reading the King James Version of the Bible as a filibuster tactic to get its funding through the Senate.
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The campground is near the border of Grand Teton National Park.
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City planning director Vince Bertoni tells us what’s ahead At 470 square miles, the City of Los Angeles is big enough to fit five Seattles within its borders.
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The pair jointly took up causes beyond Europe’s borders, including climate change and global inequality.
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The nearest Walmart is more than an hour’s drive, across the Oregon border.
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Few are advocating a military intervention that could endanger millions of lives in allied South Korea across the border.
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Origin and Etymology of border
Middle English bordure, from Anglo-French, from border to border, from Old French bort border, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board
border
Definition of border
bordered
;bordering
play \ˈbȯr-d(ə-)riŋ\transitive verb
1 : to put a border on a rug bordered with a pattern of leaves bordered the garden with pansies
2 : to touch at the edge or boundary : bound borders the city on the south Slovenia borders Poland
intransitive verb
1 : to lie on the border the U.S. borders on Canada
2 : to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge borders on the ridiculous
Examples of border in a Sentence
Their property borders the park.
Tall trees border the avenue.
Two rivers border the city.
Recent Examples of border from the Web
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A shallow reflecting pool plays tricks with approaching guests, disguising itself as a continuation of the large slate gray tiles bordering the restaurant’s entrance.
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Moore said there is a heavy concentration of veterans in his district, which borders the Army base Fort Rucker.
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The shooting happened around 1:20 p.m. Friday at 2390 S. University Drive in the bustling retail-and-restaurant Tower Shops area, bordered by Interstate 595 and Nova Southeastern University.
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Given the potent Washington Nationals’ offense and the current state of the Mariners’ starting pitching, which borders somewhere between not good and Class AAA, allowing a mass of runs seemed to be more than just a possibility.
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In 2015, the city of Chicago, which borders Park Ridge, began raising its minimum wage, with a goal of reaching $13 per hour in 2019.
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Thousands of miles from his home and family, Jose Escobar lives in a small rural community in La Unión, El Salvador, amid fields of sugar cane and corn, bordered by the Chaparrastique volcano and the Gulf of Fonseca.
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Edward lives near the country’s wine region, alongside the river Moselle, which borders Germany.
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The basin is in Santee, adjacent to the San Diego River, bordered by Cuyamaca Street, Riverwalk Drive, Magnolia Avenue and the Riverview Office Park.
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First Known Use of border
14th century
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Definition of border for Students
1 : a boundary especially of a country or state
2 : the outer edge of something the border of the woods
3 : a decorative strip on or near the edge of something
Definition of border for Students
bordered
;bordering
1 : to put a border on Border the garden with flowers.
2 : to be close or next to The United States borders on Canada.
Medical Dictionary
border
playMedical Definition of border
: an outer part or edge—see brush border
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