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[ bawr-der-land ] / ˈbɔr dərˌlænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR borderland ON THESAURUS.COM
nounland forming a border or frontier. an uncertain, intermediate district, space, or condition. Origin of borderlandFirst recorded in 1805–15; border + land Words nearby borderlandborder, Border collie, border disease, bordereau, borderer, borderland, Border Leicester, borderless, border light, borderline, borderline personality disorder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for borderlandThis borderland—the interface of human activity and wild habitat—is the most dangerous region of all for bears. What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps he also hopes he can keep Ukraine as a borderland instead of having it join NATO. A Ukrainian-American Watches Putin from Kiev and Wonders What’s Next for Ukraine|Roman Skaskiw|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the latest Russian aggression ends, Ukraine will still be a borderland caught between East and West. Caught Between Empires, Ukraine Can’t Rely on the West for its Independence|Roman Skaskiw|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ukraine needs to embrace its historic role, not to mention its strategic reality, as a borderland. Caught Between Empires, Ukraine Can’t Rely on the West for its Independence|Roman Skaskiw|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We must make her happy—she has travelled far, and she has longed to cross the borderland. The Magic Nuts|Mrs. Molesworth Yet Ina warned all the sheriffs of the Wessex borderland, and could do no more. A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler A small coin is shown, which gradually recedes into the borderland between visibility and invisibility. The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer He had awoke with an anxious feeling; it seemed to him that he heard Alma's voice, on the borderland of dream, calling his name. The Whirlpool|George Gissing It may perhaps be urged that such beliefs as these are on the borderland of psychological and traditional influences. Folklore as an Historical Science|George Laurence Gomme
British Dictionary definitions for borderland
nounland located on or near a frontier or boundary an indeterminate regionthe borderland between intellect and intelligence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to borderlandfrontier, fringe, edge, march, boundary, marchland |