Origin: Latin suffix -ary
Boundary has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
The dividing line or location between two areas.
"The new fence marks the exact boundary where our property ends and the neighbor's begins."
In plain English: A boundary is a line that shows where you stop and someone else begins.
"The new fence clearly marks the boundary between our garden and the neighbor's yard."
Usage: A boundary marks the specific dividing line that separates two distinct areas, such as property lines or geographic regions. Use this word when referring to a clear limit where one space ends and another begins.
The word boundary comes from the Old French form of the verb bound, which originally meant to limit or restrain. It entered English with the suffix -ary added to create a noun describing a line that marks such a limitation.