border

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
2. The outer edge of something.
3. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
4. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
5. border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
6. A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.

Verb

1. To put a border on something.
2. To form a border around; to bound.
3. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
4. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
5. To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Concepten

grens

rand

perk

landsgrens

zoom

boord

kant

border

waterkant

wal

walkant

oever

begrenzen

afbakening

begrenzing

band

omzomen

limiet

bies

grenzen aan

barrière

grenzen

omgrenzen

contour

outline

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbɔədə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Inherited from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord, equivalent to modern French bord (“a border”) + -er.
Akin to Middle High German borte (“border, trim”), German Borte (“ribbon, trimming”). Doublet of bordure. More at board.