borderland

[ bawr-der-land ]

/ ˈbɔr dərˌlænd /

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noun

land forming a border or frontier.

an uncertain, intermediate district, space, or condition.

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Origin of borderland

First recorded in 1805–15; border + land

Words nearby borderland

border, Border collie, border disease, bordereau, borderer, borderland, Border Leicester, borderless, border light, borderline, borderline personality disorder

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Example sentences from the Web for borderland

For people living in borderlands, those emotions are often negative.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche|Jessica Wapner|October 2, 2020|Popular Science
This 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
But as the excellent blog Borderland Beat says, “Remember this is Mexico and anything can happen.”
Could El Chapo Go Free?|Michael Daly|November 19, 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
The feeble loyalty of the native regiments at Lucknow sufficed to keep all the borderland of Nepaul quiet for nearly two months.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
This high lonely butte stands on the borderland between the country of the Pawnees and the country of the Dakotas.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
He felt that he had reached the land—or at least the borderland—of Bohemia, that Ultima Thule of every young literary dream.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
It rather occupies a kind of borderland between them, coming under the head of philanthropy.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson
But even in this borderland He cannot be hid; and when the sick and needy throng around Him, He cannot turn away from them.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for borderland

borderland

/ (ˈbɔːdəˌlænd) /

noun

land located on or near a frontier or boundary

an indeterminate regionthe borderland between intellect and intelligence

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