boundary
/ˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈbaʊnd(ə)ri/
boundary
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
boun - da - ry -> boundary
Myanmar meaning
(n) နယ်နိမိတ်
Full entry
၁။ နယ်သတ်မျဉ်း။ နယ်နိမိတ်။ The fence marks the boundary between my land and hers. ❍ live outside the city boundary ❍ (fig ) Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of knowledge. သိပ္ပံပညာရှင်တို့သည် အသိပညာနယ်ကို တိုးချဲ့ပေးနေကြသည်။ ❍ BORDER
၂။ (ခရစ်ကက်) ကွင်းနယ်နိမိတ်ကျော်သည့် ရိုက်ချက်။ (လေးခေါက် ခြောက်ခေါက်ပြေးမှတ်ရသည်။ ) He scored 26 runs, all in boundaries.
More examples
- A proposal to redraw the city boundary
- Akbar extended the boundaries of his empire in the north and to the south.
- [boundary with] : Estonians and Latvians began to query the status of their boundaries with Russia.
- A boundary fence/wall
- [boundary between] : The lane once formed the boundary between the two villages.
- A community in which class boundaries are very clearly drawn
- [push back/extend the boundaries of something] : New research that pushes back the boundaries of genetic science
- [cut across boundaries] : The party’s support cuts across religious boundaries (=is not influenced by differences among religions).
- [boundary between] : The boundary between fact and fiction in her writing is often blurred.
Synonyms
border, frontier, border line, state line, edge, limit, margin, periphery, abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, mark, mere, mete, outer limit, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge
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