border ballad

noun

A traditional ballad from the border region connecting England and Scotland.

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Meanings

nounborder ballad (plural border ballads)

plural border ballads

  1. A traditional ballad from the border region connecting England and Scotland.
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APA

border ballad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20ballad

MLA

“border ballad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20ballad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “border ballad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20ballad.

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