Standard Lemma guide

cross-border

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Taking place across a border.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Across a border.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cross- Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border English cross-border From cross- + border.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oorgrens — taking place across a border
  • Basque: mugaz bestaldeko — taking place across a border
  • Catalan: transfronterer — taking place across a border
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跨境 (kuàjìng) — taking place across a border
  • Czech: přeshraniční — taking place across a border
  • Danish: grænseoverskridende — taking place across a border
  • Dutch: grensoverschrijdend — taking place across a border
  • Dutch: grensoverstijgend — taking place across a border
  • Finnish: rajan ylittävä — taking place across a border
  • Finnish: rajat ylittävä — taking place across a border
  • French: transfrontalier — taking place across a border
  • Galician: transfronteirizo — taking place across a border
  • German: grenzüberschreitend — taking place across a border
  • German: grenzübergreifend — taking place across a border
  • Greek: διασυνοριακός (diasynoriakós) — taking place across a border
  • Italian: transfrontaliero — taking place across a border
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grenseoverskridende — taking place across a border
  • Portuguese: transfronteiriço — taking place across a border
  • Spanish: transfronterizo — taking place across a border
  • Swedish: gränsöverskridande — taking place across a border