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окра́ина — meaning in English

okraina

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English meaning

  • borderland noun Land near a border; marches.
  • 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

  1. noun Land near a border; marches.
  2. noun An intermediate state, category, etc.

fringe — full definition

  1. noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
  2. noun The edge or outer part of something, away from the main or central area.
  3. noun British English: hair that is cut to hang down over the forehead (American English: bangs).
  4. adj Outside the mainstream; unconventional or extreme.
  5. verb To form a border along the edge of something.

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