borderland

[ bawr-der-land ]
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noun
  1. land forming a border or frontier.

  2. an uncertain, intermediate district, space, or condition.

Origin of borderland

1
First recorded in 1805–15; border + land

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British Dictionary definitions for borderland

borderland

/ (ˈbɔːdəˌlænd) /


noun
  1. land located on or near a frontier or boundary

  2. an indeterminate region: the borderland between intellect and intelligence

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