Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A borderland.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A border-land; territory lying on the marches or borders of adjoining countries.
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- noun
borderland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
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Examples
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Yet though most of your order do frown on such cantrips and call 'em devices of the Devil, though in truth 'tis no different in principle from the wonder-working relics of some saint, that do their miracles alike for Christians or paynim, still must ye be aware how many here in this marchland do traffic in such minor magics, as much for their own protection against the Middle World powers as for comfort and gain, and ye can understand in your mercy 'twould scarce be justice to burn a poor old goodwife for witching up a bit of beer to warm her bones of winter nights when there be such many and powerful sorcerers, open traffickers in the black arts, who go unpunished and -- '
Three Hearts and Three Lions Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1953
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