national border
Between two nations
A national border is the boundary line separating one country from another, marking where one nation's territory and jurisdiction end and another's begin.
Borders may follow natural features like rivers or mountain ranges, or be drawn arbitrarily through treaties.
They crossed the national border into Canada.
Border crossings typically involve customs and immigration checkpoints.
- frontierEdge of settlement
- checkpointInspection station on route
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
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- bordersboundary, boundary line, boundary lines, boundary markers, boundary stones
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, edges, edge, limits
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
national borderfree trade zone
Region without import duties
international waters · customs union · no man's land · demilitarized zone · heartland
national bordersingle market
Integrated trading bloc
political union · federation · globalization · integration · unification
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