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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconflit de frontières
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.fli də fʁɔ̃.tjɛʁ
"Le conflit de frontières entre les deux pays est en cours."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A disagreement or conflict between two or more parties regarding the limits or borders of a territory.
"The two countries are currently engaged in a boundary dispute over the river that separates them." - 2
A legal or political contention concerning the delineation of land or property lines.
"The boundary dispute has led to a series of negotiations and legal proceedings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'boundary' originates from the Old French 'bondir', meaning to bind, and has evolved through Middle English. 'Dispute' comes from the Latin 'disputare', meaning to argue or discuss, reflecting a historical context of conflict resolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Boundary-dispute" is said worldwide
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conflit de frontières
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fli də fʁɔ̃.tjɛʁ
"Le conflit de frontières entre les deux pays est en cours."
Grenzstreit
Transliteration: ˈɡʁɛnt͡sʃtʁaɪt
"Der Grenzstreit zwischen den beiden Ländern dauert an."
disputa di confine
Transliteration: disˈpjuːta di konˈfine
"La disputa di confine è stata portata in tribunale."
disputa fronteriza
Transliteration: disˈputa fɾonteˈɾiθa
"La disputa fronteriza ha causado tensiones entre los países."
disputa de fronteira
Transliteration: disˈputɐ dʒi fɾõˈtejɾɐ
"A disputa de fronteira levou a negociações diplomáticas."
सीमा विवाद
Transliteration: seema vivaad
"दोनों देशों के बीच सीमा विवाद चल रहा है।"
边界争端
Transliteration: biānjiè zhēngduān
"两个国家之间的边界争端仍在继续。"
경계 분쟁
Transliteration: gyeonggye bunjaeng
"두 나라 간의 경계 분쟁이 계속되고 있습니다."
境界紛争
Transliteration: kyōkai funsō
"二国間の境界紛争が続いています。"
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