borderland

American  

[bawr-der-land] / ˈbɔr dərˌlænd /

noun

1. land forming a border or frontier.

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

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borderland British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of borderland

First recorded in 1805–15; border + land

Example Sentences

He knew how to navigate their dark borderland.

From Literature

Mercy lay on some remote borderland between sleep ing and waking.

From Literature

It seems to Werner that in the space between whatever has happened already and whatever is to come hovers an invisible borderland, the known on one side and the unknown on the other.

From Literature

Another setback for the Allies was taking place along the Isonzo River in Austria’s mountain borderland, where Italian and Austrian armies had been battling since the summer of 1915.

From Literature

Cain must have learned about the Wyrdmarks in the White Fang Mountains—that cursed borderland between Adarlan and the Western Wastes.

From Literature