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

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Example Sentences

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borderland

At the ceremony, hitmaker and songwriter Edgar Barrera, who grew up in the same borderland area, said that Intocable “showed the world what música mexicana could be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The auditor said his office’s most recent deep dive began with a tip about Thomas Dozler, an Agriculture Department manager whose duties included patrolling Nebraska’s borderland in the F-150.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Then the slippery borderland between fact and fiction, and the perils of ignoring just how slippery it is.

From Salon ● May 7, 2025

“You can crack down on these symptoms and the manifestations … that you can see in the borderland areas,” he said, “but they’ll come back unless you really have a sustained effort.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023

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

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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