borderland region
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdərˌlænd ˈriːdʒən/
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región fronteriza
- Many families live in the borderland region between the two countries, often commuting across the border for work or school.
Examples
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One promising candidate for a more localized borderland region is the northwestern Plains of Montana, Alberta, and southwestern Saskatchewan. 2
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This can be seen in the Chiricahua Apache desire to reconnect after generations of absence from places of heritage in the borderland region, including efforts to stake a claim to a nascent homeland along an interstate highway in southern New Mexico.
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The lack of social, religious, and material relationships linking the majority of Russians and Ukrainians in this United States-Canadian borderland region is caused by differences in the two nations' immigration policies.
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The borderland region is rich in culture, as it is influenced by both nations and attracts tourists from diverse backgrounds.
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In the borderland region, the mix of traditions from neighboring countries creates a unique cultural identity that residents proudly celebrate.
Synonyms
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1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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4.1
An area at the border between two countries, often guarded
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An area of land near the border between two countries or regions
Land along the border between two countries
An area next to the line between two countries where people live on both sides
A country or continent's outer edge that is often important in politics
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area of land near a boundary' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'borderland' (region adjacent to a national border) with 'region' (broad area of land); a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the phrase. The noun+noun compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, and the slight redundancy (borderland already implying a region) does not reduce transparency.
Etymology
The phrase borderland region comes from the picture of a strip of land along a border, a shared in-between place where people, trade, and animals mix. That's why it means 'an area near the boundary between two regions or countries'.