How to pronounce boundary
American English pronunciation
BOWN-dree
- IPA
- /ˈbaʊndɹi/
- Syllables
- BOWN · dree (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BOWN-duh-ree
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What boundary means
A line that marks where one area ends and another begins
In a sentence: The old stone wall marks the boundary between the two farms.
Where it comes from: It comes from bound, an older word for an edge or limit, with an ending added.
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Compare: boundary and frontier
A frontier is the border between countries; a boundary is any line that marks where one area ends.
See also: frontier
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