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march·land

(märch′lănd′)

A borderland.

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marchland

(ˈmɑːtʃˌlænd; -lənd)

(Human Geography) a less common word for borderland, march²

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marchland - district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"

border district, borderland, march

district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

marchland

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The line or area separating geopolitical units:

border, borderland, boundary, frontier, march.

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