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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGrenze
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Grenze
"Sie überquerten die Grenze."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.
"They crossed the border into Canada."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'border' originates from the Old French 'bordure', which itself comes from the Latin 'bordura', meaning 'edge' or 'boundary'. Over time, it evolved to denote the dividing line between two areas, particularly in geographical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Border" is said worldwide
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frontière
Transliteration: frontière
"Ils ont traversé la frontière."
Grenze
Transliteration: Grenze
"Sie überquerten die Grenze."
confine
Transliteration: confine
"Hanno attraversato il confine."
frontera
Transliteration: frontera
"Cruzaron la frontera."
fronteira
Transliteration: fronteira
"Eles cruzaram a fronteira."
सीमा
Transliteration: seema
"वे सीमा पार कर गए।"
边境
Transliteration: biānjìng
"他们穿过了边境。"
국경
Transliteration: gukgyeong
"그들은 국경을 넘었다."
国境
Transliteration: kokkyō
"彼らは国境を越えた。"
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