Thesaurus results for BORDER LAND

borderland

noun

ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland

Definition of borderland next

as in border

a region along the dividing line between two countries I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages

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Recent Examples of borderland So, when French colonists built forts in the contested borderland of the Ohio Valley, near Pittsburgh, King George III went through the motions of shooing them away. —

Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 In order to wholeheartedly honor Texas and its borderland history, Musgraves taps into another genre that has long been in conversation with country music: música mexicana. —

Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026 Karla Cordero is a Chicana educator whose work lives in our borderlands and bridges community into artistry by curating open mics and an online poetry journal. —

Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Drought hangs like a dark, rainless cloud over the borderlands. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for borderland

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border

Noun

Lower Manhattan became frozen beyond expectation, with subways stopping south of Canal Street, a border that had earlier applied only to cars.

— Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026
The move, aimed at securing Finland’s collective defense, roughly doubled NATO’s border with Russia.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026