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border

 
 
/ˈbɔːdər/ verb [T]

Definition

EDGE to form a line around the edge of something: [often passive] The fields are bordered by tall trees.
NEXT TO to have a border with another country: [often passive] Spain is bordered by France and Portugal.
(Definition of border verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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