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  • 1The Border — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… …

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  • 2Over the border — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… …

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  • 3On the Border — For the restaurant chain, see On the Border Mexican Grill Cantina. On the Border Studio album by Eagles …

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  • 4Border checkpoint — The San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego Tijuana is the second busiest border crossing in the world.[1] A border checkpoint is a place, generally between two countries, where travellers and/or goods are inspected. Authorization often is… …

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  • 5Border Morris — The term Border Morris refers to a collection of individual local dances from villages along the English side of the Wales England border in the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. They are part of the Morris dance tradition …

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  • 6Border Protection Corps — ( pl. Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza, KOP) was a Polish military unit created in 1924 for defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.Although the unit was part of the Polish Army, it was commanded directly by the… …

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  • 7Border pipes — The border pipes are a musical instrument that is a close cousin of the Great Highland Bagpipe. It is commonly confused with the Scottish smallpipe, although it is a quite different and much older instrument. The name, which is modern, comes from …

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  • 8Border trade — Border trade, in general, refers to the flow of goods and services across the international borders between jurisdictions. In this sense, it is a part of normal legal trade that flows through standard export/import frameworks of nations. However… …

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  • 9Border country — The border country is the area either side of the Anglo Scottish border including parts of the modern council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, and parts of the English counties of Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland …

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  • 10Border control — Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders The control of the flow of people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of… …

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