borderland
gb/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/ us/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
C1
Englisch
határvidék, határterület
NOMEN
C1
1
határvidék
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
[a/the] borderland; borderlands; the borderland between [place] and [place]
The river runs through a sparsely populated borderland between the two countries.
A folyó a két ország közötti ritkán lakott határvidéken folyik keresztül.
Many families in the borderlands have relatives on both sides of the frontier.
A határvidéken sok családnak élnek rokonai a határ mindkét oldalán.
The novel is set in the rugged borderland where three provinces meet.
Beispiele für Lernende
They live in a borderland near Mexico.
Egy Mexikó közeli határvidéken élnek.
The borderland is far from the capital city.
A határvidék messze van a fővárostól.
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not use borderland for the exact dividing line itself; use border or boundary for that.
Bedeutung
Area near a border
Wortverbindungen
remote borderlands
|rugged borderlands
|northern borderlands
|rural borderland
|borderland region
|disputed borderland
|mountain borderlands
|frontier borderlands
Synonyme
border region (more direct and common in everyday factual description)
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frontier (suggests a remote edge area, often with historical or pioneer associations)
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boundary area (more general and less tied to national or political borders)
Antonyme
interior (the central area away from borders or coasts)
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heartland (the central or most typical part of a country or region)
Themen
geography
|politics
|travel
|places
Definition
an area near the line that separates two countries or regions
A region that lies on or close to the border between two countries, states, regions, or other areas.
NOMEN
C1
2
határterület
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
the borderland between [something] and [something]; a borderland of [something]
The film lives in the borderland between documentary and fiction.
A film a dokumentumfilm és a fikció határterületén helyezkedik el.
Some of his work explores the borderland of memory, dream, and imagination.
Munkáinak egy része az emlékezet, az álom és a képzelet határterületét kutatja.
The case falls into a legal borderland where the rules are not yet clear.
Beispiele für Lernende
This story is in the borderland between fact and fiction.
Ez a történet a tény és a fikció határterületén mozog.
The question belongs to the borderland of science and art.
Ez a kérdés a tudomány és a művészet határterületéhez tartozik.
Häufiger Fehler:
This figurative use is often followed by between; do not confuse it with borderline, which is usually an adjective meaning almost unacceptable or almost a particular condition.
Bedeutung
Unclear area between categories
Wortverbindungen
the borderland between
|a strange borderland
|a gray borderland
|a moral borderland
|the borderland of memory
|the borderland of sleep
|the borderland of science and art
Synonyme
gray area (more common and informal; emphasizes uncertainty or lack of clear rules)
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overlap (emphasizes shared features between two things)
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liminal space (more literary or academic; emphasizes being in transition)
Antonyme
clear boundary (a definite separation between categories)
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distinction (a recognized difference between two things)
Themen
ideas
|language
|arts
|psychology
Definition
a situation or subject that is between two different things and is not clearly one or the other
An area of overlap, uncertainty, or transition between two different ideas, fields, conditions, or states.
Grammatik
Grundform
borderland
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
US/bˈɔɹdɚlənd/
Silben & Betonung
bor - der - land (3 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: borderland
- Plural: borderlands
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