limitrophe
/ˈlɪmɪtɹəʊf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A border state or area.
Example Sentences
- "As was stipulated in the Firman of 1249, Servia shall be bound to send back home all emigrants from the limitrophe provinces, and, with the exception of the fortresses which exist in Servia ab antiquo, all fortifications subsequently erected […]"
- "The total westward movement of ground water into Mexicali Valley adjacent to the limitrophe section, thus, was about 36,000 acre-feet in 1960. The data on which the foregoing estimate is based are very meager."
- "Ongoing Cooperation with Mexico Concerns regarding the riparian and estuarine ecology of the Colorado River in the limitrophe section (the approximately 24-mile portion of the Colorado River where the river forms the border […]"
- "The problem lies in the rhizome – in the plane of understanding of the difference between mental space-aggressors and mental space-victims, which include all the limitrophe states."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:limitrophe."
Etymology
From French limitrophe, from Latin limitrophus.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: limitrophe, limitrophus