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# borderland

noun (a borderland, borderlands)

«borderland» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The land near a border between two countries or regions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#m1)
2. A state or area between two things that is not clearly one or the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and geography, borderlands such as the Scottish Borders were places of raids and battles. In stories, a borderland is wild and dangerous. As an idea: «the borderland between sleep and waking».

### Examples

- Raiders crossed the borderlands between England and Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x1)
- The borderland was full of castles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x2)
- The village lies in the borderland between two countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x3)
- Dreams happen in the borderland between sleep and waking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x4)
- Many languages are spoken in the borderlands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x5)
- The road is dangerous even near here, and this is not yet the borderland of the Caucasus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/#x6)

### Note

Often plural: the borderlands. Similar: frontier, border region.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «borderland» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«borderland» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/borderland.html) on Mova free.