crossborder
Spanning territorial boundaries
Crossborder describes activity that spans or crosses national boundaries: crossborder trade, crossborder migration, crossborder attacks.
The term appears frequently in discussions of economics, security, and immigration policy.
Usually hyphenated (cross-border) or written as two words, though the solid form is gaining ground.
Taxes on imports
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dutyRequired moral task
quota · freight · logistics · commerce · embargo · sanctions · merchandise · contraband
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
treaties · agreements · diplomacy · coordination · consensus · dialogue · exchange · harmonization
Inspection station on route
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- duty-freeExempt from import tariffs
no-man's-land · demarcation · biometrics · clearance · smuggling · trafficking
Shelter from persecution
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
diaspora · expatriates · relocation · resettlement · displacement · naturalization · citizenship · deportation
Armed struggle between groups
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
tension · escalation · aggression · sanctions · retaliation · ceasefire · armistice · sovereignty
Inherited cultural narratives
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
customs · festivals · language · fusion · pilgrimage · Spanglish · creole
tariffs
Taxes on imports
duty · quota · freight · logistics · commerce · embargo · sanctions · merchandise · contraband · transshipment
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
multilateral · treaties · agreements · diplomacy · coordination · consensus · dialogue · exchange · harmonization · extradition
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
duty-free · no-man's-land · demarcation · biometrics · clearance · smuggling · trafficking
asylum
Shelter from persecution
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
exodus · diaspora · expatriates · relocation · resettlement · displacement · naturalization · citizenship · deportation · remittances
war
Armed struggle between groups
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- invasionForcible entry into territory
dispute · tension · escalation · aggression · sanctions · retaliation · ceasefire · armistice · sovereignty · annexation
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
heritage · customs · festivals · language · fusion · pilgrimage · Spanglish · creole
crossborderdomestic
Of the home
internal · intranational · local · national · in-country
cross, border, across, crossing, borders, bordered, borderline, borderland, borderlands