辺境 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
辺境 is used for these senses in English:
- backwater (idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
- marginal (geography) Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
- marginal (uncomparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
backwater — full definition
- noun A place seen as remote, quiet, and untouched by modern trends or major events.
- noun Still water held back or diverted by a dam, obstruction, or the current of a larger river.
marginal — full definition
- adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- adj Very small in size or importance; barely significant.
- adj Relating to a political seat won by a small majority.
- noun A political constituency won by a small margin.