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borderland

bor·der·land [ báwrdər lànd ] (plural bor·der·lands)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. area at territory's edge: the area near the edge of a country or region, especially a remote area

2. point where things overlap: the indeterminate area between two conditions, categories, or activities that is hard to define because it contains features or qualities of both

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