borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯr-dər-ˌland 
1
a
: territory at or near a border
b
: fringe sense 3a
lives on the borderland of society
2
: a vague intermediate state or region
the borderland between fantasy and reality
Examples of borderland in a Sentence
in the borderland between sleeping and waking
He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The naturalistic war drama follows a troupe of volunteer soldiers tasked with patrolling unchartered borderlands in Western territories.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2024
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borderland. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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borderland
noun
bor·der·land
ˈbȯrd-ər-ˌland
1
: territory at or near a border : frontier
2
: an unclear condition or region separating two clearly different ones
the borderland between sleeping and waking
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