What does "shadowland" mean?

A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not apply.

What is a synonym for "shadowland"?

Common synonyms include: borderland, hinterland, twilight zone, twilight zone.

Shadowland

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not apply.
"You can find a fair number of stage bootlegs if you know your way around the shadowlands of file sharing, but not nearly enough of it is available via normal commercial channels."

Synonyms

All synonyms

borderland hinterland twilight zone twilight zone

Example

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"You can find a fair number of stage bootlegs if you know your way around the shadowlands of file sharing, but not nearly enough of it is available via normal commercial channels."

Etymology

From shadow + land.

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