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- [bawr-der-land]
- /ˈbɔr dərˌlænd/
- /ˈbɔːdəlænd/
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- [bawr-der-land]
- /ˈbɔr dərˌlænd/
Definitions of borderland word
- singular noun borderland The borderland between two things is an area which contains features from both of these things so that it is not possible to say that it belongs to one or the other. 3
- countable noun borderland The area of land close to the border between two countries or major areas can be called the borderlands. 3
- noun borderland land located on or near a frontier or boundary 3
- noun borderland an indeterminate region 3
- noun borderland land constituting or near a border 3
- noun borderland a vague or uncertain condition that is not quite one thing or the other 3
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Origin of borderland
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; border + land
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Parts of speech for Borderland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
borderland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
borderland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for borderland
noun borderland
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- march — to touch at the border; border.
- boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
Antonyms for borderland
noun borderland
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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