cross-border friendship

noun

UK /ˌkrɒs ˈbɔːdə ˈfrendʃɪp/

US /ˌkrɔːs ˈbɔːrdər ˈfrendʃɪp/

A friendship between people who live in different countries.

The pen-pal program helped many students build a cross-border friendship with kids in another country.

SYNONYMS

international friendship transnational friendship global friendship overseas friendship

RELATED WORDS

pen pal cultural exchange international pen pal global connection friendship across countries

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A friendly relationship between groups or organizations in different countries.

The two schools formed a cross-border friendship through a shared science project.

3. A bond between people from different regions that share a border.

The festival created a cross-border friendship between towns on either side of the river.

4. Online friendship between people in different nations.

Their cross-border friendship started in a video game chat and grew over years.