buitengrens

Dutch

Etymology

From buiten (“outside, external”) +‎ grens (“border”).

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Noun

buitengrens f (plural buitengrenzen)

  1. external border
    Antonym: binnengrens

Usage notes

Often used in the context of the European Union, which has binnengrenzen (“internal borders; the borders between EU member states”) and buitengrenzen (“external borders; the borders between EU member states and other states”).

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