borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland 
1
a
: territory at or near a border
b
: fringe sense 3a
lives on the borderland of society
2
: a vague intermediate state or region
the borderland between fantasy and reality
Examples of borderland in a Sentence
in the borderland between sleeping and waking
He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.
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The exhibit examines the intersection of spirituality, migration and current and historical policies that have impacted the borderlands of the Sonoran Desert.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The naturalistic war drama follows a troupe of volunteer soldiers tasked with patrolling unchartered borderlands in Western territories.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2024
Schaffner’s ancestors are from Sanok, a town in the historically Ukrainian-Polish borderlands now in southeastern Poland.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Some of the world’s longest-running armed conflicts have simmered in the country’s borderlands, where ethnic militias are seeking autonomy or simply freedom from the Myanmar military’s repression.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The people of both borderlands feel that outsiders, even their fellow Israelis, cannot fully understand their sense of vulnerability.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality estimated more than 2,000 tons, or 4 million pounds of trash, are discarded annually in Arizona's borderlands.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
Instead, their primary argument is that the money should be spent at home, on the southern border rather than Ukraine’s borderlands with Russia.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
That day in Paris, the Jardin des Plantes felt like a borderland where worlds were colliding.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The naturalistic war drama follows a troupe of volunteer soldiers tasked with patrolling unchartered borderlands in Western territories.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2024
Schaffner’s ancestors are from Sanok, a town in the historically Ukrainian-Polish borderlands now in southeastern Poland.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Some of the world’s longest-running armed conflicts have simmered in the country’s borderlands, where ethnic militias are seeking autonomy or simply freedom from the Myanmar military’s repression.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The people of both borderlands feel that outsiders, even their fellow Israelis, cannot fully understand their sense of vulnerability.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality estimated more than 2,000 tons, or 4 million pounds of trash, are discarded annually in Arizona's borderlands.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
Instead, their primary argument is that the money should be spent at home, on the southern border rather than Ukraine’s borderlands with Russia.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
That day in Paris, the Jardin des Plantes felt like a borderland where worlds were colliding.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borderland. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯrd-ər-ˌland
1
: territory at or near a border : frontier
2
: an unclear condition or region separating two clearly different ones
the borderland between sleeping and waking
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