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rim·​land | \ ˈrim-ˌland How to pronounce rimland (audio) \

Definition of rimland

: a region on the edge of the heartland

Examples of rimland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web America faces diplomatic and security crises along the rimland of the Eurasian supercontinent, from Lebanon and Syria and Yemen and Iran to a recalcitrant Pakistan, a militarized South China Sea, and nuclear brinkmanship in North Korea. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 9 Sep. 2017 Rimland said buying Meadowood was a step in that direction. — Lucy Berry | Lberry@al.com, AL.com, 8 May 2017

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First Known Use of rimland

1944, in the meaning defined above

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“Rimland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rimland. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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