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borderpost

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An installation, situated on a border, that deals with customs, immigration etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: grenspos — Translations
  • Afrikaans: grensoergang — Translations
  • Armenian: անցակետ (ancʻaket) — Translations
  • Basque: muga-postua — Translations
  • Catalan: post fronterer — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 邊境哨所 /边境哨所 (biānjìng shàosuǒ) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 邊境關卡 /边境关卡 (biānjìng guānqiǎ) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 邊境檢查站 /边境检查站 (biānjìng jiǎncházhàn) — Translations
  • Danish: grænseovergang — Translations
  • Danish: grænsepassage — Translations
  • Dutch: grenspost — Translations
  • Dutch: grensovergang — Translations
  • Dutch: controlepost — Translations
  • Finnish: raja-asema — Translations
  • French: poste-frontière — Translations
  • Galician: posto fronteirizo — Translations
  • Galician: posto de control fronteirizo — Translations
  • Galician: paso fronteirizo — Translations
  • German: Grenzübergang — Translations
  • Khmer: បង្គោលព្រំដែន (bɑɑngkoolprumdaen) — Translations
  • Norwegian: grenseovergang — Translations
  • Norwegian: grensepassering — Translations
  • Portuguese: posto de fronteira — Translations
  • Romanian: punct de frontieră — Translations
  • Russian: погранпо́ст (pogranpóst) — Translations
  • Spanish: puesto fronterizo — Translations
  • Swedish: gränsövergång — Translations
  • Thai: จุดผ่านแดน — Translations