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Pronunciation / Transliteration: biānjiè
"这条河是两国之间的天然边界。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
"The river forms the natural boundary between the two countries."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from bound + -ary (by association with Old French secondaire, etc., or medieval Latin *boundaria).
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Boundary"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Boundary" is said worldwide
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frontière
Transliteration: frontière
"La rivière marque la frontière entre les deux pays."
Grenze
Transliteration: Grenze
"Der Fluss bildet die Grenze zwischen den beiden Ländern."
confine
Transliteration: confine
"Il fiume segna il confine tra i due paesi."
frontera
Transliteration: frontera
"El río marca la frontera entre los dos países."
fronteira
Transliteration: fronteira
"O rio forma a fronteira entre os dois países."
सीमा
Transliteration: seema
"यह नदी दोनों देशों के बीच की सीमा तय करती है।"
边界
Transliteration: biānjiè
"这条河是两国之间的天然边界。"
경계
Transliteration: gyeong-gye
"강은 두 국가 사이의 자연스러운 경계를 이룬다."
境界
Transliteration: kyōkai
"その川が二国間の境界をなしている。"
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