Tra từ border - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bor·der [border borders bordered bordering] noun, verb BrE [ˈbɔːdə(r)] NAmE [ˈbɔːrdər]
noun

1. the line that divides two countries or areas; the land near this line
•a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
•Denmark's border with Germany
•in the US, near the Canadian border
•Nevada's northern border
•to cross the border
•to flee across/over the border
•border guards/controls
•a border dispute/incident
•a border town/state
• (figurative) It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship.
2. a strip around the edge of sth such as a picture or a piece of cloth
•a pillowcase with a lace border
3. (in a garden)a strip of soil which is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass
•herbaceous borders

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bordeure; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ↑board.

Thesaurus:
border noun C
•Thousands try to cross the border every day.
boundary • • line • |BrE frontier •
across/along/on/over a/the border/boundary/line/frontier
inside/within/beyond/outside the borders/boundaries/frontiers
the border/boundary/line/frontier between one place and another
the border/boundary/frontier with a place
Which word? The border is the point where you cross from one country into another. In British English you can use frontier, although this often suggests wildness or danger. In Britain a boundary divides one county from another; in the US a line divides counties and states. A boundary can also be a physical line between two places, marked by a fence or wall.

Collocations:
International relations
Trade
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
form/join a trading bloc
live in/compete in a global/the world economy
support/promote free trade
adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)
have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
require/use/conduct diplomacy
establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
compromise/endanger/protect national security
justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention
threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
close/protect/secure/patrol the border
lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
send/provide/request/cut off military aid
bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels
fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty

Synonyms:
border
boundary • frontier
These are all words for a line that marks the edge of sth and separates it from other areas or things.
border • the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line: ▪ a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
boundary • a line that marks the edges of an area of land and separates it from other areas: ▪ The fence marked the boundary between my property and hers.
frontier • (BrE) the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line: ▪ The river formed the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes.
which word?
The point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. In British English it can also be called the frontier, but this is often in a context of wildness, danger and uncertainty: ▪ The rebels control the frontier and the surrounding area. The line on a map that shows the border of a country can be called the boundary but ‘boundary’ is not used when you cross from one country to another: ▪ After the war the national boundaries were redrawn. ◇ Thousands of immigrants cross the boundary every day. Boundary can also be a physical line between two places, for example between property belonging to two different people, marked by a fence or wall: ▪ the boundary fence/wall between the properties
across/along/on/over a/the border/boundary/frontier
at the boundary/frontier
the border/boundary/frontier with a place
the northern/southern/eastern/western border/boundary/frontier
a national/common/disputed border/boundary/frontier

Example Bank:
•Brazil has a common border with most South American countries.
•Ethiopia shares its longest border with Somalia.
•He drove us right up to the Russian border.
•Poland has a common border with Germany.
•She drew a decorative border around the picture.
•The tablecloth has a narrow lace border.
•There has been fighting along the border.
•There has been fighting on both sides of the border.
•They slipped across the border at nightfall.
•We were stopped on the border.
•a farm on the border of Cumbria and Yorkshire
•a white handkerchief with a blue border
•the border between Austria and Switzerland
•the border with Mexico
•to smuggle goods across the border
•I live in a small town in the US, near the Canadian border.
•The back garden is mostly lawn with herbaceous borders.
•The incident happened on Nevada's northern border.
•The treaty fixed Denmark's new border with Germany.
•They spent a week in a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
•Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the border every day.
Derived: ↑border on something

verb
1. ~ sth (of a country or an area)to share a border with another country or area
•the countries bordering the Baltic
2. ~ sth to form a line along or around the edge of sth
• Meadows bordered the path to the woods.
•The large garden is bordered by a stream.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bordeure; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ↑board.

Example Bank:
•A hedge borders the path.
•The garden is bordered by a stream.
•countries bordering on the Black Sea