confins

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

confins

from Latin confinia ("common extremities of two territories, neighborhood", plural of confinium) via Old French confin (plural case). attested in its primary sense by the dictionary of the French Academy since 1694, figurative sense since 1835.

Definitions

Synonyms

frontièreultima thulé

Translations

  • germangerman:Ende
  • englishenglish:end
  • spanishspanish:confín
  • italianitalian:confine
  • dutchdutch:uithoek
  • portugueseportuguese:confins

See also

confinement (cn.) confiner (v.)