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border collie

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English

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Etymology

Essentially the collie from the Scottish and English borders.

Noun

border collie (plural border collies)

  1. A herding dog of a breed originating near the border between England and Scotland, and specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: ボーダー・コリー (bōdā korī)
  • Russian: бордер-колли (border-kolli)

Translations

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English border collie.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbɔɾ.dɛɾˈkɔ.lɨ/ [ˌbɔɾ.ðɛɾˈkɔ.lɨ]

Noun

border collie m or f by sense (plural border collies)

  1. border collie (breed of herding dog)
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