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These are busy times for the Border Patrol, the customs agents, immigration folks; but if we are going to send these agencies to fight a war on drugs, to fight a war against illegal behavior, we have to send them the proper tools.
Bob Filner

Meaning of "the Border" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE BORDER

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WHAT DOES THE BORDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Border

The Border may refer to: ▪ The Border, a Canadian crime television series ▪ The Border, a 1982 film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel ▪ The Border, soundtrack to the 1982 film, on an album by Ry Cooder ▪ The Border, a 1996 Italian film starring Raoul Bova and Giancarlo Giannini ▪ The Border, a 2007 Finnish-Russian film ▪ The Border, a 2009 Slovak documentary film ▪ The Border, a contemporary hit radio station ▪ "The Border", 1987 ▪ "The Border", 1983 ▪ "The Border", a 2004 short story by Richard Harland...

Definition of the Border in the English dictionary

The first definition of the Border in the dictionary is the area straddling the border between England and Scotland. Other definition of the Border is the area straddling the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The Border is also the region in S South Africa around East London.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE BORDER

the boat race
the Boche
the body politic
the bollocks
the bomb
the book
the boondocks
the boot
the boot is on the other foot
the Bosporus
the bottle
the bounce
the bourgeoisie
the Bowery
the box
the boy
the bright lights
the briny
the British disease
the Broads

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE BORDER

a tall order
bipolar disorder
border
camcorder
cross-border
disorder
first-order
in order
made-to-order
mail order
mail-order
money order
murder
order
out of order
preorder
recorder
reorder
the order
to be in running order
to order

Synonyms and antonyms of the Border in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Border» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE BORDER

Find out the translation of the Border to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Border from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Border» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

边境
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Frontera
570 millions of speakers

English

the Border
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Граница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fronteira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la frontière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sempadan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Grenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボーダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Wates
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biên giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉर्डर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sınır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

the Border
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Granicznej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кордон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la frontiera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Υπηρεσία Συνόρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Grens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Border
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Border
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Border

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE BORDER»

The term «the Border» is very widely used and occupies the 13.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE BORDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Border» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Border» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Border

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7 QUOTES WITH «THE BORDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Border.
1
Lascelles Abercrombie
The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not very important heroic age.
2
John Culberson
Foreign nationals entering the United States illegally who are taken into custody by the Border Protection Corps or by State or local law enforcement authorities must be promptly delivered to a federal law enforcement authority.
3
John Culberson
Eligible citizens from any State in the Union can serve in the Border Protection Corps of that State.
4
Bob Filner
These are busy times for the Border Patrol, the customs agents, immigration folks; but if we are going to send these agencies to fight a war on drugs, to fight a war against illegal behavior, we have to send them the proper tools.
5
Jack Lynch
We have, therefore, directed the Irish Army authorities to have field hospitals established in County Donegal adjacent to Derry and at other points along the Border where they may be necessary.
6
Norman MacCaig
I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that.
7
Barry McCaffrey
Thank God we're going to try to continue and effectively defend our frontiers with the Border Patrol, with the Customs Department, with the Coast Guard, with the Armed Forces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE BORDER»

Discover the use of the Border in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Border and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Border Book
Provides advice on choosing and cultivating plants for corners, edges, islands, and other forgotten areas of the garden.
Anna Pavord, 1994
2
Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible
This book helps us think through this complex issue clearly and soberly by presenting a well-documented historical and biblical perspective on immigration and people movements.
M. Daniel Carroll R., 2008
3
Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy
As historian Miguel Antonio Levario explains in this timely book, current tensions and controversy over immigration and law enforcement issues centered on the US-Mexico border are only the latest evidence of a long-standing atmosphere of ...
Miguel Antonio Levario, 2012
4
Living on the Border of the Holy: Renewing the Priesthood of All
L. William Countryman argues that we can only resolve that problem by seeing that we are all priests simply by virtue of being human and living, as we all do, on the mysterious and uncertain border with the Holy.
L. William Countryman, 1999
5
Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education, and the ...
Using a combination of engaging narrative and rigorous analysis, this book explores how immigrant youth are included in, and excluded from, various sectors of American society, including education.
Lisa (Leigh) Patel, 2012
6
Freedom on the Border: An Oral History of the Civil Rights ...
Grounded in oral history, this book offers new insights into the diverse experiences and ground-level perspectives of the activists.
Catherine Fosl, 2009
7
Ethnography at the Border
Painstakingly conveying how the border looks and feels to those on both sides, Ethnography at the Border transmutes statistics on migration, labor markets, and economic trends--as well as conceptualizations of cross-cultural identities- ...
Pablo Vila, 2003
8
Entry Denied: Controlling Sexuality at the Border
This innovative work clearly links sexuality-based immigration exclusion to a dominant nationalism premised on sexual, gender, racial, and class hierarchies.
Eithne Luibhéid, 2002
9
The Border Cookbook: Authentic Home Cooking of the American ...
Authentic home cooking of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.
Cheryl Alters Jamison, 1995
10
Border Games: Policing the U.S.-Mexico Divide
In the updated and expanded second edition of his essential book on policing the U.S.-Mexico border, Peter Andreas places the continued sharp escalation of border policing in the context of a transformed post-September 11 security ...
Peter Andreas, 2012

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE BORDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Border is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State for town at Turkish border
On Sunday, Turkish authorities reopened the border after a few days of closure, ... It also said fighters were ordering people away from the border area. «Reuters, Jun 15»
2
Refugees Flood Turkish Border as Islamic State Steps Up Attacks on …
one Turkish Kurd demanded, watching in anguish near the border fence as the headlights of cars could be seen streaming out of Kobani toward the border, ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
3
Central American leaders meet with Obama on border crisis
GOP lawmakers said they were attempting to unite behind a narrow package of changes including sending National Guard troops to the border, increasing the ... «Fox News, Jul 14»
4
Murrieta protesters turn back Border Patrol detainees
Amid rising concern over a surge of young immigrants crossing the border illegally, flag-waving protesters blocked three busloads of detainees in Riverside ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»
5
Western governments see continuing Russian buildup on Ukraine …
"With respect to the Russian troops that are along the border of Ukraine at the moment, right now they are on Russian soil. And if they stay on Russian soil, we ... «Reuters, Mar 14»

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