limitrophe

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The Berteri, who occupy the Gurays Range, south of, and limitrophe to, the Gallas, and thence extend easward to the Jigjiga hills, are estimated at 3000 shields.

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  1. Situated on the borders; on the frontier line (of another country); bordering.
  2. A bordering country; a frontier land.

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  1. Late Latin limitrophus, properly limitotrophus, applied to lands (agri.) set apart for the support of the soldiers on the frontier (limitanei), from LGr. λιμιτότροφος, from λίμιτον, from Latin limes (limit-), border, limit, + Greek -τροφος, from τρέφειν, nourish, feed, support. The modern use is slight, literary, and erroneous.
 

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