Borderless

/ˈbɔːrdərləs/ adjective

Definition

Without borders or boundaries; unrestricted or unlimited, either physically or in scope and application.

Etymology

From 'border' plus the suffix '-less' meaning 'without.' In modern usage, it often describes globalization concepts like 'borderless commerce' or 'borderless technology.'

Kelly Says

The word 'borderless' is a 21st-century concept that would have baffled medieval people—it represents a fundamental shift in thinking about how the world should be organized, and yet the dream of borderlessness reveals how much borders have always mattered to human identity.

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