borderland
[bawr-der-land]
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Origin of borderland
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Examples from the Web for borderland
Contemporary Examples
This borderland—the interface of human activity and wild habitat—is the most dangerous region of all for bears.
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 UkraineRoman Skaskiw
March 21, 2014
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 IndependenceRoman Skaskiw
March 6, 2014
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 IndependenceRoman Skaskiw
March 6, 2014
Historical Examples
Let me see you win your spurs here in the Borderland, and then—to America you go!'
Sure Pop and the Safety ScoutsRoy Rutherford Bailey
And if ever he did get beyond the borderland he would do the most amazing things.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
I asked somewhat hazily, for I was still on the borderland of dreams.
The Tory MaidHerbert Baird Stimpson
They stood encamped on the borderland of the Unknown realm to which they belonged.
The White InvadersRaymond King Cummings
He was on the borderland between life and death, his feet were at the brink.
Northern LightsGilbert Parker
borderland
- land located on or near a frontier or boundary
- an indeterminate regionthe borderland between intellect and intelligence
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