Definitions

border

[bawr-der] / ˈbɔr dər /

NOUN

outermost edge, margin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundary line outskirt

STRONG

bound bounds brim brink circumference confine end extremity fringe hem limit lip perimeter periphery rim selvage skirt trim trimming verge

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

mainland region territory

NOUN

boundary; frontier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

edge entrance line outpost

STRONG

beginning borderline door march marchland pale perimeter sideline threshold

Antonyms

WEAK

center inside interior mainland middle region territory

VERB

bound on; be on the edge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abut adjoin encircle flank neighbor surround

STRONG

bind circumscribe communicate contour decorate define delineate edge enclose frame fringe hem join line march margin outline rim side skirt touch trim verge

WEAK

be adjacent to mark off set off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go

STRONG

center free loose lose release

WEAK

be inside

Example Sentences

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Somaliland has a government, a constitution, a currency, defined borders and social comity.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hear joy from Venezuelans at the Cúcuta border in Colombia, packing their bags to return home.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lebanon's army was expected to complete the disarmament south of the Litani River -- about 30 kilometres from the border with Israel -- by the end of 2025, before tackling the rest of the country.

From Barron's

But the implications of the US action will reverberate forward, way beyond Venezuela's borders.

From BBC

Among them was Bryan Marquez, a native of the agriculturally rich Venezuelan state of Tachira, on the country's western border with Colombia.

From BBC

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