Difference between Border and Boundary

What is the difference between Border and Boundary?

Border as a noun is the outer edge of something. while Boundary as a noun is the dividing line or location between two areas.

Border

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put a border on something. To lie on, or adjacent to a border.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The outer edge of something. A decorative strip around the edge of something. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions. Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black make up.

Boundary

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The dividing line or location between two areas.A score of 4 or 6 runs, occasioned by the ball being struck to and either touching or passing the boundary (with or without bouncing).

We hope you now know whether to use Border or Boundary in your sentence.

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