borderland

== English == === Alternative forms === border-land (archaic) === Etymology === From border +‎ land. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/ (UK) /ˈbɔː.dəˌlænd/ (US) /ˈbɔɹ.dəɹˌlænd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)lænd === Noun === borderland (plural borderlands) Land near a border; marches. Synonym: marchland Hypernyms: land; area; region; place; location Coordinate terms: edgeland; hinterland 1850, Charlotte Brontë, letter dated 16 March, 1850, in The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell, London: Smith, Elder, 1857, Volume 2, Chapter , p. ,[2] some of the ancient East Lancashire families, whose mansions lie on the hilly border-land between the two counties (figuratively) An intermediate state, category, etc. Synonym: grey area Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== borderline liminal