border community
Edge settlement area
A border community is a town or settlement located near the boundary between two countries or regions.
These communities often share cultural, economic, and social ties across the divide: Border communities on both sides depend on cross-border trade.
The term frequently appears in discussions of immigration policy and international relations.
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
- marketVenue for trade
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- frontierEdge of settlement
hybrid identity · multiculturalism · bilingualism · exclave · twin cities · sister cities · ethnic diversity · shared heritage · diaspora · immigration policy · migrant labor · indigenous traditions · cross-cultural exchange · periphery · cultural assimilation · transnationalism · customs checkpoint · fence
border communityisolated community
Population separated from society
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