border Borders are generally defined as geography, geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by polity, political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other administrative divisio ...

is a geographical boundary. Border, borders, The Border or The Borders may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Film and television

* ''Border'' (1997 film), an Indian Hindi-language war film * ''Border'' (2018 Swedish film), a fantasy film * ''Border'' (2018 Bhojpuri film), an Indian Bhojpuri-language war film * ''The Border'' (1982 film), an American drama * ''The Border'' (1996 film), an Italian war drama * ''The Border'' (2007 film), a Finnish-Russian war drama * ''The Border'' (2009 film), a Slovak documentary * ''The Border'' (2008 TV series) a 2008–2010 Canadian drama series * ''The Border'' (2014 TV series), a 2014–2020 Polish crime series

Literature

* "The Border", a 2004 short story by Richard Harland * "The Border", a 2019 novel by

Don Winslow Don Winslow (born October 31, 1953) is an American political activist and retired author best known for his crime novels including ''Savages (novel), Savages'', ''The Force'' and the Cartel Trilogy. Early life Winslow was born on Staten Isl ...

Music

* "Border" (song), by Years & Years, 2015 * "Borders" (Feeder song), 2012 * "Borders" (M.I.A. song), 2015 * "Borders" (The Sunshine Underground song), 2007 * ''The Border'', soundtrack to the 1982 film, by

Ry Cooder Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and h ...

* "The Border" (America song), 1983 * "The Border" (Mr. Mister song), 1987 * "The Border" (America song), 1983 * "The Borders" (song), a 2019 song by Sam Fender * ''The Border'' (album), a 2024 album by Willie Nelson

Radio and television broadcasters

ITV Border ITV Border, previously Border Television and commonly referred to as simply Border, is the Channel 3 service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the England/Scotland border region, covering most of Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway, th ...

, previously Border Television, a British television station *

Triple M The Border Triple M The Border (ACMA callsign: 2BDR) is a commercial radio station owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo as part of the Triple M network. The station is broadcast to townships along the New South Wales New South Wales (com ...

, a radio station in the Victoria/New South Wales border area, Australia *

WCRQ WCRQ (102.9 Hertz, MHz, Border Country 102.9) is a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station city of license, licensed to Dennysville, Maine. The station is owned by WQDY, Inc., which also owns 92.7 WQDY-FM Calais, Maine, Calais a ...

, The Border, a radio station in Maine, U.S., that spans the U.S. and Canada border

People

Allan Border Allan Robert Border (born 27 July 1955) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the Captain (cricket), captain of the Australia national cricket team, Australian team, and l ...

(born 1955), Australian cricketer and commentator *

Larry Border Larry Border (June 3, 1951 – June 8, 2011) was an American Republican politician from West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlant ...

(1951–2011), American politician from West Virginia *

Beau Borders Beau Borders is an American sound engineer and race driver. Born into a grassroots racing family, Beau Borders’ earliest memories revolve around the white-knuckle world of motorsports. His extensive racing resume includes many wins, podiums, ...

(fl. from 2014), American sound engineer *

Gloria Borders Gloria Borders is a sound effects editor, best known for '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' for which she won an Oscar as well for Best Sound Editing. She was also the General Manager for Skywalker Sound. Borders attended Moorestown Friends Sch ...

(fl. from 1982), American sound editor *

Ila Borders Ila Jane Borders (born February 18, 1975) is an American former left-handed pitcher in college and independent professional baseball player. As a female pitcher in men's leagues, Borders achieved numerous baseball milestones at the college and p ...

(born 1975), American baseball player *

Lisa Borders Lisa Michelle Borders (born November 25, 1957) is the former president and chief executive officer of Time's Up and former president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Early life and education Lisa Borders was born on Nov ...

(born 1957), American politician and executive *

Michael Borders Michael Borders (born 1946) is an African American artist from Hartford, Connecticut, who is noted for his murals. Borders received a Bachelor's Degree from Fisk University and a Masters in Fine Art from Howard University. He studied under Da ...

(born 1946), American muralist *

Pat Borders Patrick Lance Borders (born May 14, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player and current minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to . He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 World Series ...

(born 1963), American baseball player * William Donald Borders (1913–2010), American archbishop

Places

* Border, Eastern Cape, a region of South Africa *

Border, Utah Border is an unincorporated community on the western edge of Millard County, Utah, United States, on the Nevada state line. The community is located west of Delta, Utah and east of Ely, Nevada. U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or ...

, U.S. *

Border Village Border Village is a settlement located in South Australia within the locality of Nullarbor on the Eyre Highway at the border with Western Australia. The settlement, which is east of Eucla, was named in 1993 by the South Australian Geographic ...

, South Australia, Australia *

Parish of Border A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

Border country The Anglo-Scottish border runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west, separating Scotland and England. The Firth of Forth was the border between the Picts, Picto-Gaels, ...

, or the Anglo-Scottish border **

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...

, or The Borders, an area of Scotland *

Border Region The Border Region (coded IE041) is a NUTS Level III statistical region within the Republic of Ireland. The name of the region refers to its location along the Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border. It is not a cross-border region, so ...

, a NUTS statistical region of Ireland *

Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency) Penrith and The Border was a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Throughout its existence it elected only members of the Conservative Party. The seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election ...

, in England

Sport

Allan Border Medal Awarded during the Australian Cricket Awards, the Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian men's cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian men's captain Allan Bor ...

, a cricket award in Australia * Border–Gavaskar Trophy, cricket series between India and Australia, named after the Australian cricketer *

Border Bulldogs The Border Bulldogs () is a South African professional rugby union team based in East London that participates in the annual Currie Cup competitions. They are governed by the Border Rugby Union (BRU). History The Border Rugby Football Union go ...

, a South African rugby union team *

Border (cricket team) Border is the team representing the Border region in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898. When Cricket South Africa introduced the franchise system in 2004, Border merged with Eastern Province t ...

, in South Africa *

Border Reivers (rugby union) Border Reivers, originally known as "Scottish Borders Rugby", and also known as ''The Borders'', were one of four professional rugby union teams in Scotland, alongside Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors. Border Reivers were active i ...

, or The Borders, a Scottish team

Other uses

* Border Group, a sequence of rock strata in southern Scotland *

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, a book and stationery retailer * Border, part of an

Oriental rug An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Orient, Oriental countries" for home use, local sale, and export. Oriental carpets can be knotted-pile carpet, pile woven or Kilim, ...

* Border disease, is a viral disease of sheep and goats * a long and narrow flowerbed, planted with annual, perennials (

Herbaceous border A herbaceous border is a collection of perennial herbaceous plants (plants that live for more than two years and are soft-stemmed and non-woody) arranged closely together, usually to create a dramatic effect through colour, shape or large scale. ...

) * Border, a

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of characters that is both a prefix and a suffix of the same string