Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Situated on the borders; on the frontier line (of another country); bordering.
- n. A bordering country; a frontier land.
Examples
“The Berteri, who occupy the Gurays Range, south of, and limitrophe to, the Gallas, and thence extend eastward to the”
“The Parthian Empire was limitrophe with India and possibly his authority extended beyond the Indus.”
“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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avivamagnolia Limitrophe: Situated on a border or along a boundary; Adjacent, bordering, or contiguous. Function: adjective. Etymology: French, from Late Latin limitrophus bordering upon, literally, providing subsistence for frontier troops, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish. Date: 1763.
Usage in a sentence: "The area limitrophe to the river requires special vegetation treatments for environmental safety."
In the U.S., the Limitrophe is the segment of the Lower Colorado River that serves as the international boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
From another dictionary, far less friendly to the eye, some etymology: limitrophe adj. on the frontier XIX; †sb. borderland XVI. — F. — late L. limitrophus , f. līmit - LIMIT + Gr. - trophos sup. Dec 31, 2007