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border states

border states is the plural of border state.

Meaning of border state

Noun

border state (plural border states)

  1. In the American Civil War, one of the slave states that did not join the Confederacy.

Questions about border states

What is border states the plural of?
Border states is the plural of border state.

Words near border states in the dictionary

  1. border posts
  2. Border Ranges
  3. border reiver
  4. border reivers
  5. border state
  6. border states
  7. border stone
  8. border stones
  9. Border Terrier
  10. border-gore
  11. border-land

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