as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages
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Recent Examples of borderland
Her borderland upbringing in El Paso has also shaped her Spanglish lyrics.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
With Israel’s borderlands in ruins and hundreds of its citizens taken hostage, the country’s voters could no longer countenance their leader’s quietism, which now looked like a historic blunder.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Today, there's a tale of two borderlands in the Himalayas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
The buoy barrier is being installed upriver of the Veterans International Bridge in a rural stretch of borderland marked by farms and ranches.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
With Israel’s borderlands in ruins and hundreds of its citizens taken hostage, the country’s voters could no longer countenance their leader’s quietism, which now looked like a historic blunder.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Today, there's a tale of two borderlands in the Himalayas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
The buoy barrier is being installed upriver of the Veterans International Bridge in a rural stretch of borderland marked by farms and ranches.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borderland
border
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While these were heard mainly in towns close to the Lebanese border in the north, sirens were also heard in Jerusalem and central Israel.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Early voting started in Georgia's 14th congressional district — which spans from the outskirts of metro Atlanta northwest to the southern border of Tennessee — on March 30 and continues to April 2 before election day next week.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderland. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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