Synonyms of borderland

borderland

noun

ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland 

as in border

a region along the dividing line between two countries

I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• border
• frontier
• march
• no-man's-land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borderland

The border, as the Treaty of Lausanne defined it, would follow the median line between the main channel of the Evros River, which spills from the great Rila mountain range of Bulgaria, down through the hilly green borderlands of Greece and Turkey, and eventually into the northern Aegean. —Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Image But Lebanese soldiers have yet to take charge of the borderlands further to the east, with the exception of the area around Khiam, a town in southeast Lebanon that was the site of fierce fighting during the war. —Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025

The Madrean Sky Islands, a smattering of tall borderlands ranges that rise where the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts meet, are critical stepping stones for migrating birds and some of America’s rarest mammals, who rely on the forests, springs and prey to survive their journeys. —Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024

Humane Borders, which provides support for the camp near Sasabe, does water drops across the borderlands. —Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025