borderland

English Thesaurus

1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area (noun.location)

hypernym	:	district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory,
definition	:	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes (noun.location)

derivation	:	abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march,
definition	:	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary (verb.contact)

derivation	:	abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march,
definition	:	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary (verb.contact)