Border (disambiguation)
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Border
Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...

is a geographical boundary of political entities or legal jurisdictions.

Border or borders may also refer to:

Geography

  • Border country
    Border Country
    Border Country is a novel by Raymond Williams. The book was re-published in December 2005 as one of the first group of titles in the Library of Wales series, having been out of print for several years. Written in English, the novel was first published in 1960.It is set in rural South Wales, close...

    , the area either side of the border between Scotland and England
  • Border Region
    Border Region
    The Border Region is a NUTS Level III region of Irelandand is governed by the Border Regional Authority. It consists of the area under the jurisdiction of the county councils of counties Donegal, Cavan, Louth, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo. The Border region spans 12,156 km2, 17.3% of the total...

    , a NUTS III region of the Republic of Ireland
  • Scottish Borders
    Scottish Borders
    The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...

    , an area of lowland Scotland on the border with England

Entertainment and media

  • Border (1997 film), Bollywood war film based on the Battle of Longewala
  • Border (2007 film)
    Border (2007 film)
    Border is a 2007 documentary directed by Chris Burgard that deals with the United States–Mexico border and the current activities pertaining to it. The film crew visits various states along the border, documenting illegal immigration, drug trafficking, American and Mexican civil unrest and the...

    , a 2007 documentary about the Mexican-American border
  • Border Television
    Border Television
    Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...

    , a UK television station
  • "Borders" (song)
    Borders (song)
    "Borders" is a song by Leeds-based indie rock band The Sunshine Underground. It is taken from their 2006 debut album Raise the Alarm and is the fourth and last single to be released from the album, in March 2007....

    , by The Sunshine Underground

Sport

  • Border Reivers (rugby)
    Border Reivers (Rugby)
    Border Reivers, originally known as 'Scottish Borders Rugby' and also known as 'The Borders' were one of four professional rugby union teams in Scotland, alongside Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors....

    , a Scottish professional rugby union team that used to play in the Celtic League
  • Border cricket team
    Border cricket team
    Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....

    , a South African cricket team

Surname

  • Allan Border
    Allan Border
    Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...

     (born 1955), former Australian cricket captain
  • Larry Border
    Larry Border
    Larry Border was an American Republican politician from West Virginia.Border served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 until his death; he was the minority chairman of the House Health and Human Resources Committee, and served on the Finance, House Rules, and Agriculture committees...

     (1951-2011), American politician from West Virginia
  • Ila Borders
    Ila Borders
    Ila Borders , is a former left-handed pitcher in college and independent professional baseball player.-Biography:Borders was the first woman pitcher to start a men's NCAA or NAIA college baseball game, playing for Southern California College in the 1994-96 seasons and Whittier College in the 1997...

     (born 1975), left-handed American pitcher in college and independent professional baseball
  • Lisa Borders
    Lisa Borders
    Lisa Michelle Borders currently serves as president of the Atlanta City Council of Atlanta, Georgia, having been elected citywide in an August 10, 2004 special election, her first run for public office. Her duties include presiding over and maintaining relationships with the city government's. She...

     (born 1957), President of the Atlanta City Council
  • Pat Borders
    Pat Borders
    Patrick Lance Borders is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who is best remembered for being the Most Valuable Player in the 1992 World Series. Borders also won an Olympic Games gold medal with the United States' baseball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...

     (born 1963), American catcher in major league baseball
  • William Donald Borders
    William Donald Borders
    William Donald Borders was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 13th Archbishop of Baltimore from 1974 to 1989, having previously served as the first Bishop of Orlando from 1968 to 1974...

     (born 1913), thirteenth archbishop of Baltimore, US, in the Roman Catholic Church

Other

  • Borders Group
    Borders Group
    Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....

    , an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
    • Borders (UK) Ltd.
      Borders (UK) Ltd.
      Borders Ltd., aka Borders & Books etc, was established as a Borders Group subsidiary in 1998 and in 2007 became independent of the US company. At its peak after separation from the US parent, it traded from its 41 Borders and 28 BOOKS etc. shops, with over one million square feet of retail space...

      , one of the UK's leading booksellers, a former subsidiary of Borders Group
    • Borders (Asia Pacific)
      Borders (Asia Pacific)
      Borders is a bookseller in the Pacific area of Asia and Australasia. It consists of five Borders stores still open in New Zealand, and formerly Australia and Singapore.-History:...

      , a bookseller in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. A former subsidiary of Borders Group

See also

  • Bordure
    Bordure
    In heraldry, a bordure is a band of contrasting tincture forming a border around the edge of a shield, traditionally one-sixth as wide as the shield itself...

     in heraldry
  • The Border (disambiguation)
    The Border (disambiguation)
    The Border may refer to:* The Border , a Canadian crime television series* The Border , a 1982 film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel...

  • Borderline (disambiguation)

  • Bordar
  • Boarder (disambiguation)
  • Bored (disambiguation)
    Bored (disambiguation)
    Bored is the past tense of the verb to bore; meaning either to cause boredom, or to drill a hole or passage through something.Bored may also refer to:- Science :...

  • Bordeaux (disambiguation)
    Bordeaux (disambiguation)
    Bordeaux is a city in France. It may also refer to:* Urban Community of Bordeaux, the administrative unit containing the city* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux, a religious subdivision surrounding the city of Bordeaux...

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