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Meaning
Noun
●
The
line
or
frontier
area
separating
political or
geographical
regions.
●
The
outer
edge
of something.
●
A
decorative
strip
around the
edge
of something.
●
A
strip
of
ground
in which
ornamental
plants
are grown.
●
In British English:
border morris
or
border
dancing
; a
vigorous
style
of
traditional
English
dance
originating
from
villages
along the
border
between England and Wales,
performed
by
a team
of
dancers
usually with their
faces
disguised
with
black
makeup.
●
In Computing:
A
string
that is both a
prefix
and a
suffix
of another particular
string
.
Verb
●
To
put
a
border on
something.
●
To form a
border
around; to bound.
●
To
lie
on, or
adjacent
to, a
border
of.
●
To
touch
at a
border
(with on, upon, or with).
●
To approach;
to come
near
to; to
verge
(with on or upon).
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
border
English
bordure
Middle English (1100-1500)
bordure
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Boundary
Coastline
Coast
Territory
Fence
Frontier
Peninsula
Shoreline
Boundaries
Perimeter
Wall
Line
Bridge
River
Edge
Crossing
Cross
Area
Zone
Flag
Blockade
North
Road
Gate
Surface
Corridor
Continent
Space
Walls
Circle
Immigration
Ridge
Landscape
Fringes
Customs
Island
Desert
Impinge
Path
Territorial
State
Waterway
Represent
Airport
Basin
State Line
Red Line
Buffer Zone
Demilitarized Zone
County Line
Transition Zone
Line Of Control
More
Rhymes
Order
Forder
Warder
Border
Lauder
Boarder
Disorder
Recorder
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