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
In order to wholeheartedly honor Texas and its borderland history, Musgraves taps into another genre that has long been in conversation with country music: música mexicana.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Karla Cordero is a Chicana educator whose work lives in our borderlands and bridges community into artistry by curating open mics and an online poetry journal.
—Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The ranchers believe that cattle grazing is also the best way to keep the borderlands healthy, through the free soil-aerating, ground-fertilizing and lawnmowing services that dispersed cows provide.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 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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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Karla Cordero is a Chicana educator whose work lives in our borderlands and bridges community into artistry by curating open mics and an online poetry journal.
—Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The ranchers believe that cattle grazing is also the best way to keep the borderlands healthy, through the free soil-aerating, ground-fertilizing and lawnmowing services that dispersed cows provide.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 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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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a drone attack near Hungary’s border, in a significant shift from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s friendly relations with Moscow.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The county is majority Republican, but the general sentiment was strongly opposed to a border barrier.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderland. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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