as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
I grew up on the borderland, so I speak both languages
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The Mellon Foundation, the US’s largest philanthropic supporter of arts and humanities, has launched a $25 million fund that will support arts organizations based in the US-Mexico borderlands.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The old country house at the center of this disquieting novel stands at the edge of a different borderland, as French explores themes of identity and doppelgängers.
—The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite the troubles and difficulties the borderlands face, Jinich chooses to focus on the positive while shining a spotlight on the issues through a hopeful lens.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Here, in the borderlands, everyday life is imbued with geopolitical significance, and the stakes are visible in what little infrastructure exists amid the vast, unyielding wilderness: radar balls, listening stations, relay towers, a microwave-communications network for the military.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The old country house at the center of this disquieting novel stands at the edge of a different borderland, as French explores themes of identity and doppelgängers.
—The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite the troubles and difficulties the borderlands face, Jinich chooses to focus on the positive while shining a spotlight on the issues through a hopeful lens.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Here, in the borderlands, everyday life is imbued with geopolitical significance, and the stakes are visible in what little infrastructure exists amid the vast, unyielding wilderness: radar balls, listening stations, relay towers, a microwave-communications network for the military.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Borderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borderland. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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