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край — meaning in English

kray

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English meaning

  • area noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  • border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  • boundary noun A line or edge that marks where one area ends and another begins.
  • brim noun The upper rim or edge of a cup, bowl, or similar container.
  • brink noun The edge of something steep or dangerous, such as a cliff.
  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • end noun The final point of something in space or time.
  • extremity noun The furthest or outermost point of something.
  • fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
  • hem noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • lap noun The flat area formed by the thighs of a seated person.
  • ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
  • lip noun Either of the two fleshy edges around the mouth.
  • margin noun The blank space at the edge of a page.
  • province noun A large administrative division of certain countries, such as Canada or China.
  • region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  • rim noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.
  • verge noun The point right before something happens; the brink or edge.

Senses

край is used for these senses in English:

  • area A particular geographic region.
  • border The outer edge of something.
  • boundary (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set
  • brim The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
  • country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
  • edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  • edge A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
  • end The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

area — full definition

  1. noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  2. noun A particular region, part of a place, or scope of activity.

border — full definition

  1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
  3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

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