limitrophe

British

/ ˈlɪmɪˌtrəʊf /

adjective

(of a country or region) on or near a frontier

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Etymology

Origin of limitrophe

C19: via French from Late Latin limitrophus, from limit- _limit + Greek -trophus supporting; originally referring to borderland that supported frontier troops

Example Sentences

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The Berteri, who occupy the Gurays Range, south of, and limitrophe to, the Gallas, and thence extend eastward to the Jigjiga hills, are estimated at 3000 shields.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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