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Definition of Border land

Border land
Border Bor"der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.] 1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink. Upon the borders of these solitudes. --Bentham. In the borders of death. --Barrow. 2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district. 3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish. 4. A narrow flower bed. Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science. The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier. Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine.

Meaning of Border land from wikipedia

- of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included,...
- international river borders List of land borders with dates of establishment List of national border changes from 1815 to 1914 List of national border changes (1914–present)...
- The Republic of India shares borders with several sovereign countries; it shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, ****stan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar...
- significant because sovereignty over land defines what constitutes a state." Therefore, the breach of a country's borders or territorial disputes pose a threat...
- The 2018–2019 Gaza border protests, also known as the Great March of Return (Arabic: مسیرة العودة الكبرى, romanized: Masīra al-ʿawda al-kubrā), were a...
- The People's Republic of China (PRC) shares land borders with 14 countries (tied with Russia for the most in the world): North Korea, Russia, Mongolia...
- of the land border crossings of ****stan with its four neighbours, namely Afghanistan, China, India and Iran. There are eight official border crossings...
- and Pacific coasts) is 8,891 km (5,525 mi) long. The land border has two sections: Canada's border with the northern tier of the contiguous United States...
- Russia, the largest country in the world by area, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states as well as two narrow maritime boundaries...
- India share a 4,096-kilometre-long (2,545 mi) international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 km (163 mi) in ****am, 856 km...