Boundary Meaning
/ˈbaʊndɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe dividing line or location between two areas.
nounThe bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
Sentence Examples
The Rhine is the boundary between France and Germany.
It is beyond the boundary of human knowledge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A tall wooden fence clearly marks the ____ between the two neighboring properties.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wooden fence marks the ____ between the two private properties.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English bound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English boundary From bound + -ary.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams."
— 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 40:
"City or national boundaries are locations of economic opportunity, especially if the existence of the border is itself the source of a monopoly situation that favors one side over the other (Krakover, 1997)."
— 2017 October, Juin-Jen Chang, Ching-Chong Lai, Ping Wang, “A Tale of Two Cities: Cross-Border Casino Competition Between Detroit and Windsor”, in NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A tall wooden fence clearly marks the ____ between the two neighboring properties.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wooden fence marks the ____ between the two private properties.