border state

noun

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

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Meanings

nounborder state (plural border states)

plural border states

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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