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marchland

American  
[mahrch-land, -luhnd] / ˈmɑrtʃˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

  1. borderland.

marchland British  
/ ˈmɑːtʃˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

  1. a less common word for borderland march 2

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Etymology

Origin of marchland

First recorded in 1540–50; march 2 + land

Example Sentences

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Before Fernando died in 1065 he had extended his frontier on the west as far south as the Mondego, making Sesnando, a converted Moslem, count of this important marchland.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

It was now with the Ottomans almost exclusively that he had to deal; the other Seljouk hordes had no longer any marchland along the shrunken frontier of his dominions.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

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