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Borderland

//ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Land near a border; marches.

    "retaining Liddesdale and his other Borderlands and Offices in his owne person"

  2. 2
    district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area wordnet
  3. 3
    An intermediate state, category, etc. figuratively

    "Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland"

Etymology

From border + land.

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