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• Border town — See also Bordertown .A border town is a town close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions. Usually the term implies that it is one of the things the town is most famous for. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities …   Wikipedia

• border town — small town located at a border …   English contemporary dictionary

• Cross-border town naming — occurs where towns or villages with the same or equivalent names are divided between two different countries. This does not necessarily imply that those towns or villages are located in geographic proximity, or that they are located near a… …   Wikipedia

• Town twinning — is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. In the European Union, such pairs of towns are known as friendship towns or partner… …   Wikipedia

• border — bor|der1 W2S3 [ˈbo:də US ˈbo:rdər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bordure, from border to border , from bort border ] 1.) the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line ▪ the German… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• border — I UK [ˈbɔː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈbɔrdər] noun [countable] Word forms border : singular border plural borders *** 1) the official line separating two countries or regions border between: the border between Hungary and Romania border with: Iraq s… …   English dictionary

• border — bor|der1 [ bɔrdər ] noun count *** 1. ) => NOTE the official line separating two countries or states: border between: the border between Texas and Mexico border with: Argentina s northern border with Bolivia across/over the border: Thousands… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• town — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ little, small, tiny (esp. AmE) ▪ nearby, neighbouring/n …   Collocations dictionary

• Border towns in the United States with portmanteau names — A list of border towns in the United States with portmanteau names to indicate the border they are near:Border town portmanteaus* Calexico, California (California and Mexico) (Also see Mexicali) * Cal Nev Ari, Nevada (California, Nevada, and… …   Wikipedia

• border — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] ♦♦ borders, bordering, bordered 1) N COUNT The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line. They fled across the border. ...the… …   English dictionary

• Border 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… …   Wikipedia