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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Land comprising the marches of a territory; borderland.
2. 2
   district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From march (“border region”) + land.

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