borderland

«borderland» in Mova's school dictionary: The land near a border between two countries or regions — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a borderland, borderlands)

meaning for a pupil

1) The land near a border between two countries or regions. tree →

2) A state or area between two things that is not clearly one or the other. tree →

sense 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 →
• The borderland was full of castles. tree →
• The village lies in the borderland between two countries. tree →
• Dreams happen in the borderland between sleep and waking. tree →
• Many languages are spoken in the borderlands. tree →
• The road is dangerous even near here, and this is not yet the borderland of the Caucasus. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «borderland» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.