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borderland

borderland

4 5.6
An area of land near the border between two countries or regions
  • noun
  • /ˈbɔrdərˌlænd/
translation icon : tierra fronteriza
  • And I think of returning to that isolated borderland to find her again.
  • borderland identity
  • borderland region
  • borderland geography

It I think the worst of it was the devastation was on the Borderlands, which in Queensland N NSW, Correct.

Examples

  • The Chiricahua Apache are beginning to assert a historic claim to territory situated in the borderland.

    Academic text (2012)

  • How I love this tragic valley of South Texas... this borderland between the Nueces and the Rio Grande.

    Academic text (1995)

  • This is the borderland that lies between the countries of Egypt and Israel.

    Solomon and Sheba (1959)

  • These are the borderlands of Somerset and Devonshire.

    Solomon Kane (2009)

  • Nevertheless, Chiricahua Apache were part of this borderland before it was either Mexico or the United States.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Nevertheless, the legacy of the Chiricahua Apache persists in the borderland Southwest through names on the land.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Following Geronimo's surrender in 1886, the U.S. government uprooted the Chiricahua Apache from their borderland homeland.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The region known as the borderland is rich in cultural diversity, situated between two distinct countries.

  • Many unique species inhabit the borderland that separates the mountainous areas of Colombia and Venezuela.

  • The borderland area is marked by different customs and traditions due to its location between the two nations.

Synonyms

border
vsborderland
∞ 1.0

A line that separates two countries or regions

is about the land near or along the boundary rather than the line itself
frontier
vsborderland
41 4.1

An area at the border between two countries, often guarded

is about general land near or along the boundary without fortification
march
vsborderland
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A border area of a country near another country

focuses on being ordinary land near the boundary without historical emphasis
borderland region
vsborderland
4.8

Land near the line that separates two countries or areas

is the shorter common expression for that same land near national boundaries
marchland
vsborderland
  • Archaic
9.9

Land along the border between two countries

is a more general phrase describing that same area near national boundaries
border district
vsborderland
4.2

An area next to the line between two countries where people live on both sides

is the general area without stressing administrative status
rimland
vsborderland
  • Specialized
9.8

A country or continent's outer edge that is often important in politics

describes ordinary land near a boundary without large scale geopolitical focus

Antonyms

interior
4.0

In the land away from the coast

Compounds

borderland region
4.8

Land near the line that separates two countries or areas

How Mysterious

otherworld
  • Literature
2 9.9
fantasy world
21 4.4
shadowland
  • Literature
1 8.9
limbo
47 6.3
no man's land
  • Informal
4 7.4
borderland
4 5.6
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

borderland singular
borderlands plural

Morphology

borderland = border + land (transparent) = border + land

The meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'border' and 'land', indicating an area near a boundary.

Etymology

Borderland comes from border ('edge' or 'line between places') and land ('area of land'), so it means the land by the edge between two countries or regions.