Border
noun
A line separating two countries, regions, or areas.
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world.
Often appears as...
- cross the border
- border control
noun
An edge or boundary of something, or where it ends.
She decorated the border of the page with flower drawings.
Often appears as...
- page border
- border design
verb
To be next to, touch or be close to something.
The garden is bordered by a small stream.
Often appears as...
- country bordering
- bordering states
noun
A decorative strip around the edge of something, like a page or a picture frame.
The border on the photograph made it look more professional.
Often appears as...
- pictorial border
- decorative border
noun
A strip of ground along the edge of a lawn for planting flowers or shrubs.
The rose border looked stunning in full bloom.
Often appears as...
- flower border
- border plants
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noun
A line separating two countries, regions, or areas.
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world.
Often appears as...
- cross the border
- border control
noun
An edge or boundary of something, or where it ends.
She decorated the border of the page with flower drawings.
Often appears as...
- page border
- border design
verb
To be next to, touch or be close to something.
The garden is bordered by a small stream.
Often appears as...
- country bordering
- bordering states
noun
A decorative strip around the edge of something, like a page or a picture frame.
The border on the photograph made it look more professional.
Often appears as...
- pictorial border
- decorative border
noun
A strip of ground along the edge of a lawn for planting flowers or shrubs.
The rose border looked stunning in full bloom.
Often appears as...
- flower border
- border plants
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Geopolitical Significance
Borders can be politically sensitive and often discussed in news related to immigration, security, and international relations.
The tension at the border has escalated into a diplomatic conflict.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Differences
Borders may divide areas with different cultures, languages, or customs, making them notable markers of diversity.
Upon crossing the border, we noticed the road signs were in a new language.
Pro Tip 1/2Geopolitical Significance
Borders can be politically sensitive and often discussed in news related to immigration, security, and international relations.
The tension at the border has escalated into a diplomatic conflict.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Differences
Borders may divide areas with different cultures, languages, or customs, making them notable markers of diversity.
Upon crossing the border, we noticed the road signs were in a new language.
Pro Tip 1/2Geopolitical Significance
Borders can be politically sensitive and often discussed in news related to immigration, security, and international relations.
The tension at the border has escalated into a diplomatic conflict.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Differences
Borders may divide areas with different cultures, languages, or customs, making them notable markers of diversity.
Upon crossing the border, we noticed the road signs were in a new language.
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How to spot a...
Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points, the inked border is unbroken, and the serial number has precisely equal spacing between each number. So the next time you come across some dubious dough, have a closer look, pull out your iodine solution,
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Will the ocean ever run...
The best approach for each fishery must be considered based on science, respect for the local communities that rely on the ocean, and for fish as wild animals. And then the rules must be enforced. International collaboration is often needed, too, because fish don't care about our borders.
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Inside a cartoonist's...
No matter the form them come in, cartoons elicit all kinds of emotions from the viewer - happiness, sadness, anger, hilarity, calm - and can transmit ideas in an instant. Cartoons are a universal medium enjoyed and understood around the world and across borders.
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Learning from smallpox:...
meant that there was an effective intervention to stop the virus from spreading. And finally, the initial success of several countries in eliminating the disease within their borders served as a proof of principle for its eradication worldwide.
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What does it mean to be...
Financial and political factors can also prevent them from traveling by standard routes. This means they can usually only travel by land or sea, and may need to entrust their lives to smugglers to help them cross borders.
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
I was just as shocked as everybody else, and I was so discouraged, but I knew that if I could find the right pair of feet that I would be able to do this again. And this is when I learned that our borders
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Pororoca! Surfing the...
little boys that was living and joking with everybody at the borders of the river and then on a big tide their diet with this water and after this every big big tide they said that it is the these
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Art + activism =...
and their knowledge in a global world we should all be citizen because dignity has no nationality but these days objects cross borders with more rights
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This is Sparta: Fierce...
In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between bordering neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life,
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Fence Jumpers PIPE National...
keep her here Customs and Border Protection officers race to stop a fence jumper meters from the us-mexico border
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How to spot a...
Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points, the inked border is unbroken, and the serial number has precisely equal spacing between each number. So the next time you come across some dubious dough, have a closer look, pull out your iodine solution,
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
The best approach for each fishery must be considered based on science, respect for the local communities that rely on the ocean, and for fish as wild animals. And then the rules must be enforced. International collaboration is often needed, too, because fish don't care about our borders.
Video examples
Inside a cartoonist's...
No matter the form them come in, cartoons elicit all kinds of emotions from the viewer - happiness, sadness, anger, hilarity, calm - and can transmit ideas in an instant. Cartoons are a universal medium enjoyed and understood around the world and across borders.
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
meant that there was an effective intervention to stop the virus from spreading. And finally, the initial success of several countries in eliminating the disease within their borders served as a proof of principle for its eradication worldwide.
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
Financial and political factors can also prevent them from traveling by standard routes. This means they can usually only travel by land or sea, and may need to entrust their lives to smugglers to help them cross borders.
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
I was just as shocked as everybody else, and I was so discouraged, but I knew that if I could find the right pair of feet that I would be able to do this again. And this is when I learned that our borders
Video examples
Pororoca! Surfing the...
little boys that was living and joking with everybody at the borders of the river and then on a big tide their diet with this water and after this every big big tide they said that it is the these
Video examples
Art + activism =...
and their knowledge in a global world we should all be citizen because dignity has no nationality but these days objects cross borders with more rights
Video examples
This is Sparta: Fierce...
In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between bordering neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life,
Video examples
Fence Jumpers PIPE National...
keep her here Customs and Border Protection officers race to stop a fence jumper meters from the us-mexico border
Example 1 of 10
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Jan Brewer
American Politician
Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I don't know a country in the world that doesn't have borders and doesn't want to know who is coming into their country.
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Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
There is an animal instinct force in humans that creates passion. When you love sometimes you cross a border.
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Robert Kraft
American Businessman
I think we're living in a world where there are no boundaries anymore. There are no borders.
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Lynn Nottage
American Playwright
American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.
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Richard Engel
American Journalist
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.
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Dan Donovan
American Politician
I support DACA, but I also support protecting the border.
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Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
Music has no borders, which is most important.
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Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
Climate change respects no borders.
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David Lidington
British Politician
Conflicts do not respect borders.
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Jan Brewer
American Politician
Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.
Quote examples
John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I don't know a country in the world that doesn't have borders and doesn't want to know who is coming into their country.
Quote examples
Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
There is an animal instinct force in humans that creates passion. When you love sometimes you cross a border.
Quote examples
Robert Kraft
American Businessman
I think we're living in a world where there are no boundaries anymore. There are no borders.
Quote examples
Lynn Nottage
American Playwright
American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.
Quote examples
Richard Engel
American Journalist
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.
Quote examples
Dan Donovan
American Politician
I support DACA, but I also support protecting the border.
Quote examples
Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
Music has no borders, which is most important.
Quote examples
Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
Climate change respects no borders.
Quote examples
David Lidington
British Politician
Conflicts do not respect borders.
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