Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borderland

/ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: bor-der-land
IPA: /ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Land near a border; marches.

noun

An intermediate state, category, etc.

Example Sentences

"retaining Liddesdale and his other Borderlands and Offices in his owne person"
"1850, Charlotte Brontë, letter dated 16 March, 1850, in The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell, London: Smith, Elder, 1857, Volume 2, Chapter , p. , some of the ancient East Lancashire families, whose mansions lie on the hilly border-land between the two counties"
"They came to the river that marked the very edge of the borderland of the Wild […]"
"[…] he pieces together his tale: arson, cattle raids, the usual borderlands story, ending in destitution, the making of orphans."
"Documentary filmmaker Cristina Ibarra is among the 25 fellows. Ibarra is known for creating narratives about Latino families living in borderland communities, the MacArthur website said."
"Near-synonyms: twilight zone, shadowland"

Etymology

From border + land.

Inflected Forms

borderlands (plural) border-land (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

borderlander

Frequently Paired Words

borderline liminal edgeland hinterland

Synonyms

marchland grey area twilight zone shadowland border district march

Questions

How do you pronounce borderland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlænd/.
What does borderland mean?: Land near a border; marches.
Where does borderland come from?: From border + land.

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