noun
borderland
Borderland (noun) means an area of land close to a border between two countries or regions.
noun
1
An area of land close to a border between two countries or regions.
"Documentary filmmaker Cristina Ibarra is among the 25 fellows. Ibarra is known for creating narratives about Latino families living in borderland communities, the MacArthur website said."
— Amir Vera (2021)
2
A state or category that lies between two others, not clearly one or the other.
"But she did not look as if she were dying; she looked as if she might go on existing in this borderland between life and death for ever."
— Virginia Woolf, The Years (1937)
"the subject lies in the misty borderlands of advancing knowledge"
— Rachel Carson (1955)
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Etymology
Formed from border and land.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for borderland
overland
neverland
Cumberland
Sunderland
motherland
fatherland
wonderland
Sutherland
Switzerland
Northumberland
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of borderland?
"borderland" (noun) means an area of land close to a border between two countries or regions.
What is another word for borderland?
Other words for "borderland" include march, marchland.
What are the different meanings of borderland?
"borderland" has 2 main meanings: 1. An area of land close to a border between two countries or regions; 2. A state or category that lies between two others, not clearly one or the other.
