border collie en · NOUN
Etymology
Essentially the collie from the Scottish and English Borders.
Meanings
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A herding dog of a breed originating near the border between England and Scotland, and specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
And you really know you are in The Dales when you see a border collie riding on the back of a quadbike!
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Collie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Border collie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| border collies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
pl border collie (border collie) · lt borderkolis (border collie) · bg бордър коли (border collie) · pt border collie (border collie) · ga cóilí teorann (border collie) · mk пограничен коли (border collie) · ja ボーダー・コリー (border collie) · sv bordercollie (border collie) · de Border Collie (border collie) · fi bordercollie (border collie) · cmn 邊牧 /边牧 (border collie) · eo landlima ŝafhundo (border collie) · ru бордер-колли (border collie) · cmn 邊境牧羊犬 /边境牧羊犬 (border collie) · tr sınır colliesi (border collie) · cmn 邊界牧羊犬 /边界牧羊犬 (border collie) · lv borderkollijs (border collie) · fr border collie (border collie) · sl borderski ovčar (border collie) · ko 보더 콜리 (border collie) · ms collie sempadan (border collie)