- 1the 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 Vermont, 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 Topic CollocationsInternational Relationstrade
- 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 something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
- handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations/ties
- 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 the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- lead/launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- facilitate/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
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favor of/support/be against/oppose military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/preemptive 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
- 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/food supplies
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate/combat/fight child/global/world poverty
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2a strip around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of cloth a pillowcase with a lace border
- 3(in a garden) a strip of soil that is planted with flowers, along the edge of the grass herbaceous borders
- 4the separation or distance between one thing or person and another It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship. Thesaurusborder
- boundary
- frontier
- barrier
- border the line that separates two countries or areas; the land near this line:a national park on the border between Montana and Wyoming
- 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.
- The point where you cross from one country to another is usually called the border. 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
- frontier the border between two countries or areas; a line that marks the beginning of an unexplored or dangerous area:the frontier between Guatemala and Mexico The Ingalls family crossed the frontier in a covered wagon.
- barrier something that exists between two places and prevents easy movement between them:The mountains form a natural barrier between the ocean and the desert.
- across/along/on/over a/the border/boundary/frontier/barrier
- at the boundary/frontier/barrier
- the border/boundary/frontier with a place
- the northern/southern/eastern/western border/boundary/frontier
- a national/common/disputed border/boundary/frontier
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