What is "the border"

Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.]

1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.

   Upon the borders of these solitudes.
   --Bentham.

   In the borders of death.
   --Barrow.

2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.

3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.

4. A narrow flower bed.

   Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science.

   The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.

   Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.

   Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine.

The Border is a 1982 American drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine and Warren Oates.

The Border may refer to:

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The executive in charge of production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode.

The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of Immigration and Customs Security (ICS), a fictitious agency described as being created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters including terrorism and smuggling.

The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

The Border is a 2009 Slovak documentary film directed by Jaroslav Vojtek. The film was selected as the Slovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but did not make the final shortlist.

The Border is a 2007 Finnish- Russian war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen. Set in the spring of 1918, right after the Finnish Civil War, the film is about a Finnish soldier who is sent to the village of Rajajoki to form a border between Finland and Soviet Russia.

The film is based on Jörn Donner's fathers Kai Donner's experions post-civil war period in the Finland. The movies main character Carl von Munck is based to Kai Donner.

"The Border" is a song written by Russ Ballard and Dewey Bunnell and performed by America. The song appears on their 1983 album, Your Move.

Released as a single in 1983, the song reached No. 4 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached No. 22 in the Netherlands.

The Border is a 1996 Italian war- drama film directed by Franco Giraldi.