confine

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confine

/konˈfine/

Where it comes from

dal latino confine neutro di confinis ossia "confinante", formato da con- e dalla radice finire cioè "delimitare"

noun

diritto limite geografico tra territori contigui il fiume Amur segna un confine naturale fra Russia e Cina
broadly limite anche astratto individuare i confini della scienza

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noun

In English

bound boundary, border of territory
line exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline
boundary dividing line or location between two areas
limit restriction; bound beyond which one may not go
frontier part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region
border the line or frontier area separating various territories

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@misc{confine_2026,
  title = {confine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/confine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}