adj
Meaning 1
Having a common boundary or border
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- France and Spain are bordering nations.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bordering
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noun
Meaning 2
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of border
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: limítrof — having a common boundary or border
- Catalan: fronterer — having a common boundary or border
- Chinese Mandarin: 設立疆界 /设立疆界 (shèlìjiāngjiè) — having a common boundary or border
- Finnish: olla rajanaapuri — having a common boundary or border
- French: limitrophe — having a common boundary or border
- German: angrenzend — having a common boundary or border
- Ancient Greek: πρόσχορος (próskhoros) — having a common boundary or border
- Ancient Greek: ὅμορος (hómoros) — having a common boundary or border
- Italian: cingente — having a common boundary or border
- Latin: fīnitimus — having a common boundary or border
- Norwegian Bokmål: tilgrensende — having a common boundary or border
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tilgrensande — having a common boundary or border
- Polish: graniczący — having a common boundary or border
- Portuguese: fronteiriço — having a common boundary or border
- Portuguese: limítrofe — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: lindante — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: colindante — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: rayano — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: fronterizo — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: limítrofe — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: aledaño — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: lindero — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: facero — having a common boundary or border
- Spanish: comarcano — having a common boundary or border
- Swedish: angränsande — having a common boundary or border
- Turkish: sınırdaş — having a common boundary or border
- Turkish: hemhudut — having a common boundary or border
Real reading context