Synonyms of borderland

borderland

noun

ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland 

as in border

a region along the dividing line between two countries

I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• border
• frontier
• march
• no-man's-land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borderland

American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history. — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026

And in Istria, especially Croatian Istria but also Dubrovnik and across the borderlands of Slovenia and northeastern Italy, Malvasia takes a very different form. — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Residents of borderlands are by definition bilingual; their cultures mixed and distinctive. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

The final Palme d’Or contender to play in Cannes’ 2006 edition last Friday, Grisebach’s borderlands drama kept the wind in the sales of the main competition right up to the end, and went on to win the Jury Prize. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 May 2026