border states

English - Turkish

Definition of border states in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

United States Border Patrol

(Askeri) Birleşik Devletler Sınır Devriyesi

English - English

Definition of border states in English English dictionary

The slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri that were adjacent to the free states of the North during the Civil War. Virginia joined the Confederacy in 1861, causing its western counties to form the new state of West Virginia. It and other Border States remained tied to the Union despite strong Southern sympathies

Related Terms

united states border patrol

the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States

Hyphenation

bor·der States

Turkish pronunciation

bôrdır steyts

Pronunciation

/ˈbôrdər ˈstāts/ /ˈbɔːrdɜr ˈsteɪts/