| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| Alaska |
Alaska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. Alaska is very far north, and it is separate from the main part of the United States. Alaska shares a border with Canada. A short way to write Alaska is AK. |
| border |
edge; boundary. [2/5 definitions] |
| bound3 |
(usually plural) the area within or near a boundary or limit of something; border. [2/3 definitions] |
| confine |
(usually plural.) border or limit. [1/3 definitions] |
| Congo |
The Congo is an important river in Africa. It is a large river, and it is the deepest in the world. The Congo travels through a major rainforest as it flows north through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo flows into the Atlantic Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
| Congo River |
an important river in the western part of central Africa. The Congo River is the deepest in the world. The river travels through a major rainforest as it flows from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with another country called the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a large country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Angola and the Republic of the Congo. The Congo River flows through the country and along its border. The climate there is tropical, and there is a lot of rain and many thunderstorms. One of the largest rainforests in the world is in this country. The rainforest is home to chimpanzees, gorillas, and many other animals. |
| edge |
the border or outside line. [2/6 definitions] |
| frame |
a rim or border that fits around something. [2/5 definitions] |
| frontier |
a border between two countries, or the area nearby on either side. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Lakes |
five large, connected freshwater lakes of North America. They lie on the border between the United States and Canada; Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. |
| hedge |
to close in or mark off with a hedge; border (usually followed by "in"). [1/3 definitions] |
| inland |
in the part of a country that is away from the coast or border. [2 definitions] |
| Jordan |
a river in southwestern Asia. It flows from Lebanon, along the border of Israel and Jordan, and into the Dead Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| Korea |
Korea is a region of Asia that used to be one country but became divided into two countries in the 1950s. The two countries are North Korea and South Korea. North Korea shares a border with China. The people in these countries still speak the same language, Korean. |
| landlocked |
When a country is landlocked, it does not border any ocean. |
| limit |
the point at which something ends; a boundary or border. [1/3 definitions] |
| margin |
an edge or the area near it; border. [1/3 definitions] |
| Middle East |
the region along the southeastern and eastern border of the Mediterranean Sea, from Libya in North Africa to Afghanistan in Asia. |
| Mississippi River |
a river in the United States that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, then along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico. |