a disagreement between countries about where the border between them should be drawn
Examples of 'border dispute' in a sentence
border dispute
This is not primarily a border dispute.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Few of us have started a border dispute, let alone a full-scale war.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What to say 1864 was more than a piffling little border dispute.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
At least this cross-border dispute over the beautiful game does not look like escalating into a full-scale war.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some of them run into an area that is the subject of a border dispute between the two countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The border dispute remains unresolved.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The town traditionally has had a strong military presence because of a decades-long border dispute that ended in 1998 with a peace accord.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It argued that water was central to border disputes.
Mail and Guardian (2010)
For decades a powerful trio remained separated by political rivalries, border disputes and atavistic fears.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
British officials hope they will agree on a joint security approach and intelligence sharing, although this is complicated by long-standing border disputes.