borderland

ˈbɔːdəlænd

Definition

Definition of borderland - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geographyland near a border between countries

The borderland was heavily guarded by both nations.

frontier

figurativeintermediate state or category

His ideas exist in the borderland of science and art.

gray area

limbo

twilight zone

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Origin of borderland

English, border (boundary) + land (territory)

Terms with borderland included in their meaning

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marcher

border lord

lord governing a borderland

Examples of borderland in a sentence

The borderland is rich with diverse cultures and traditions.
Her music lies in the borderland between jazz and blues.
The novel explores the borderland of reality and fantasy.

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French:région frontalière, zone intermédiaire, ...
German:Grenzland, Grenzbereich, ...
Italian:territorio di confine, confine, ...
Spanish:frontera, zona intermedia, ...
Portuguese:zona fronteiriça, zona limítrofe, ...
Chinese:边境地区, 过渡地带, ...
Japanese:国境地帯, 境界領域, ...
Arabic:مِنْطَقَة حُدُودِيَّة, مِنطَقَة وَسَطِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אֵזוֹר סְפָר, תְּחוּם בֵּינַיִם, ...
Russian:пограничье, граница, ...
Ukrainian:пограниччя, ...
Hindi:सीमावर्ती क्षेत्र, मध्यवर्ती क्षेत्र, ...
Bengali:সীমান্ত এলাকা, মধ্যবর্তী ক্ষেত্র, ...
Catalan:zona fronterera, zona intermèdia, ...
Czech:pohraničí, hranice, ...
Danish:grænseland, ...
Dutch:grensgebied, ...
Greek:μεθόριος, ενδιάμεση περιοχή, ...
Hungarian:határvidék, határterület, ...
Khmer:តំបន់ព្រំដែន, តំបន់ប្រសព្វ, ...
Korean:국경 지대, 경계지대, ...
Persian:منطقه مرزی, حالت بینابینی, ...
Polish:pogranicze, ...
Portuguese (BR):zona fronteiriça, limiar, ...
Romanian:zonă de frontieră, graniță, ...
Swedish:gränsland, ...
Thai:พื้นที่ชายแดน, พื้นที่คาบเกี่ยว, ...
Turkish:sınır bölgesi, ...
Vietnamese:vùng biên giới, vùng trung gian, ...

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