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borderland
[ˈbɔːrdərland]
noun
pl: borderlands
região fronteiriça
1.
An area of land near or along a border between two countries or regions
The borderland between Mexico and the United States is economically important.
A região fronteiriça entre o México e os Estados Unidos é economicamente importante.
2.
A vague or uncertain area or condition; a region that is not clearly defined or belongs to neither one state nor another
The novel explores the borderland between reality and fantasy.
O romance explora o limiar entre a realidade e a fantasia.
3.
A transitional or ambiguous state or realm
She exists in a borderland of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness.
Ela existe em um estado intermediário de consciência entre o sono e a vigília.
Synonyms
frontier
border region
boundary zone
liminal space
threshold
Antonyms
heartland
interior
centre
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
região fronteiriça
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
região limítrofe
formal variant
São Paulo
faixa de fronteira
administrative context
Portugal
zona fronteiriça
standard usage in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
on the borderland of
in the borderland between
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