boundary

boundary
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. limit, border, confines. See edge.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. outline, border, verge, rim, beginning, end, terminal, confines, limit, limits, bounds, radius, terminus, landmark, march, extremity, fence, compass, side, purlieus, hem, frame, skirt, line of demarcation, termination, margin, line, barrier, frontier, outpost, perimeter, extent, circumference, horizon, periphery, fringe, pale, mark, borderland; see also edge 1 .
Ant. surface, interior, center.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
border, borderline, line, frontier, verge, periphery, edge, rim, margin, brink, hem, limit, confines, outer limit, bounds, perimeter, demarcation.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The line or area separating geopolitical units: border, borderland, frontier, march2, marchland. See EDGE, TERRITORY.

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