BORDERLAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

Example:

the Welsh marches between England and Wales

Synonyms:

border district; borderland; march; marchland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("borderland" is a kind of...):

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

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