Border | Mean of border in English Dictionary

/ˈboɚdɚ/

• Noun
• a line separating one country or state from another
1. the border between Poland and Slovakia
2. He grew up in Malaysia, near the Indonesian border.
3. the border of Pennsylvania
4. the Florida–Georgia border
5. the contested northern border
6. border guards
7. a border dispute
8. border crossings
• a boundary between places
1. They live just beyond the western border of the park.
2. the border of the Sahara
• a specific border
1. They've lived in southern Texas for years, but have never been south of the border. [=the U.S. border with Mexico]
2. She's from northern Montana, near the border. [=the U.S. border with Canada]
3. We crossed the border (into France) at Gavarnie.

• a decorative design along the edge of something (such as a rug or wallpaper)
1. The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border.
2. a broad red border on each plate
3. the photograph's white border
• a narrow bed of plants along the edge of a garden or walk
1. He planted pansies in the border.
2. border plants
• Verb
• to be next to (a country, state, or area)
1. Slovenia borders Poland.
2. Their property borders the park.
• to form a border of (something)
1. Tall trees border the avenue.
2. Two rivers border the city.
3. The neighborhood is bordered by Main Street on the north and the river on the south.
4. streets bordered by oak trees
• to put a border on (something)
1. The scarf is bordered with gold stitching.
• to have a border on (something)
1. The area my ancestors come from borders on the Atacama Desert.
• to be very like (something)
1. The play's dialog borders on [=verges on] the ridiculous.
2. an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism