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border¹
- /ˈbɔə.də/ Australia
- /ˈbɔː.də/ UK
- /ˈbɔɹ.dɚ/ US
- [ˈbo̞ɹ.dɚ] US
- /ˈbɔːɹ.dɚ/
- /ˈbɔː.də/
Sounds like boarder (horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord, equivalent to modern French bord (“a border”) + -er.
Akin to Middle High German borte (“border, trim”), German Borte (“ribbon, trimming”). Doublet of bordure. More at board.
Not cognate to beard, although inside Germanic there may have been influence between the senses of these two roots: see e.g. Old Norse barð (“edge”).
noun borders
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions. The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
- The outer edge of something. the borders of the garden
- A decorative strip around the edge of something. There’s a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- Border morris or border dancing.
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
verb borders · bordering · bordered
- To put a border on something.
- To form a border around; to bound.
- To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of. Denmark borders Germany to the south.
- To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with). Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
- To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon). Wit which borders upon profaneness […]deserves to be branded as folly.
Border²
proper noun Borders
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: edge, surround, abut, frame, delimitation, adjoin, margin, borderline, moulding, molding, perimeter, bound, skirt, butt, boundary line, butt against
Translations
Every language
noun the line or frontier area separating various territories
| 한국어 | 국경 gukgyeong, 국계 gukgye |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 国境, 地境, 国界 |
| 中文 | 國境 /国境 guójìng, 邊界 /边界 biānjiè, 邊境 /边境 biānjìng, 疆界 jiāngjiè |
| हिन्दी | सीमा sīmā, सरहद sarhad |
| Kiswahili | mpaka |
| Português | fronteira, raia |
| Français | frontière |
| Deutsch | Grenze |
| Italiano | confine, frontiera |
| Ελληνικά | σύνορο sýnoro |
| Română | graniță, frontieră |
| Русский | грани́ца graníca, рубе́ж rubéž, межа́ mežá, кордо́н kordón |
| Tiếng Việt | biên giới |
| العربية | حَدّ ḥadd, حُدُود ḥudūd |
| עברית | גְּבוּל g'vúl |
noun the outer edge of something
| Español | borde |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경계 gyeonggye |
| 日本語 | 境界 kyōkai |
| 中文 | 邊界 /边界 biānjiè, 境 jìng |
| हिन्दी | सीमा sīmā |
| Português | borda, margem |
| Français | bord, bordure |
| Deutsch | Rand |
| Italiano | confine |
| Română | bordură, margine, graniță, frontieră, cant |
| Русский | грани́ца graníca, край kraj, кро́мка krómka |
| Tiếng Việt | rìa |
| العربية | حَدّ ḥadd, حُدُود ḥudūd |
| עברית | גְּבוּל gvul |
noun a decorative strip around the edge of something
| Español | borde m cenefa, orla, orladura |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कोना konā |
| Português | orla |
| Français | bordure |
| Deutsch | Rand |
| Italiano | orlo |
| Ελληνικά | περίγυρος perígyros |
| Русский | кайма́ kajmá, бордю́р bordjúr, фриз friz |
noun a strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown
| Español | parterre |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | केदार kedār, क्यारी kyārī |
| Français | parterre, plate-bande |
| Deutsch | Beet, Streifen, Rabatte |
| Ελληνικά | παρτέρι partéri |
verb (transitive) to put a border on something
| Português | orlar |
|---|---|
| Français | délimiter |
| Deutsch | begrenzen |
| Русский | ограни́чивать ograníčivatʹ, ограни́чить ograníčitʹ |
verb (transitive) to form a border around; to bound
| Español | bordear |
|---|
verb (transitive) to lie on, or adjacent to a border
| 中文 | 毗鄰 /毗邻 pílín, 接壤 jiērǎng, 交界 jiāojiè, 接界 jiējiè |
|---|---|
| Português | fazer fronteira com |
| Français | border |
| Deutsch | angrenzen, säumen, umranden, einfassen |
| Русский | грани́чить graníčitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | giáp |
verb (intransitive) to touch at a border
| Español | lindar/limitar/colindar con |
|---|
verb (intransitive) to approach; to come near to; to verge
| Español | bordear |
|---|
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title = {border},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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