eastern border

collocation in English

meaningsofeasternandborder

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eastern
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.stən/us
/ˈiː.stɚn/
in or from the east part of ...
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border
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɔː.dər/us
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
a line that has been agreed to divide one country ...
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(Definition ofeasternandborderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeastern border

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The railway is not of much assistance to us, because it runs more or less along theeasternborder.
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There is a very tricky danger on theeasternborder, tensions among the neighbouring states, and no common foreign policy.
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One could understand if they had been increased on theeasternborder, but they have been increased in the west.
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This is not the first case of this kind which has taken place in the countries across oureasternborder.
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Hardly anywhere else does such a huge difference exist as is the case on theeasternborderof our country.
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That is only true for us on theeasternborder—otherwise, we are surrounded by water.
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In a sense, they want countries with western values on theireasternborder, as they have on their western border.
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Europe's neweasternborderwill be one of the longest in the world: it is crucial that we pool our expertise in policing it properly.
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He collected an army on theeasternborder.
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The proximity of theeasternborderhas been an important factor in the history of the city.
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It is one of the most progressive and promising commuting districts on theeasternborderof the city.
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The size of the district grew significantly in the 2007 redistribution as theeasternborderpushed out an extra 37 kilometres.
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The railroad also makes theeasternborderof the village as well.
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Lowland slightly tilted to the northeast, dropping to 130 m at theeasternborderregion.
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The levee became the unofficial northern andeasternborderof the town.
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The commune is mostly farmland with forests along theeasternborder.
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Landlessness historically had been mitigated by the undeveloped nature of theeasternborderregion.
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Although most of the units were later reconstructed at theeasternborder, their combat value was much lower.
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