окра́ина — meaning in English
okraina
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English meaning
- borderland noun An area of land close to a border between two countries or regions.
- fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
- frontier noun The border area between two countries, or the edge of settled and unsettled land.
- periphery noun The outer edge, boundary, or fringe of something.
Senses
окра́ина is used for these senses in English:
- borderland Land near a border; marches.
- fringe A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.
- frontier The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
- outskirt A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
- periphery The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
borderland — full definition
- noun An area of land close to a border between two countries or regions.
- noun A state or category that lies between two others, not clearly one or the other.
fringe — full definition
- noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
- noun The edge or outer part of something, away from the main or central area.
- noun British English: hair that is cut to hang down over the forehead (American English: bangs).
- adj Outside the mainstream; unconventional or extreme.
- verb To form a border along the edge of something.
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