bordering states

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Definition of bordering states in English English dictionary

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Border States

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

Hyphenation

bordering States

Turkish pronunciation

bôrdırîng steyts

Pronunciation

/ˈbôrdərəɴɢ ˈstāts/ /ˈbɔːrdɜrɪŋ ˈsteɪts/