bor·der·land 
/ˈboɚdɚˌlænd/ noun
plural bor·der·lands /ˈboɚdɚˌlænd/ noun [count] 1 : the land on either side of a border between countries
▪ the Slovenian-Polish borderlands ▪ a borderland province [=a province that is in a borderland] 2 : an unclear state or condition that is between two things and is like each of them in some ways
▪ in the borderland between sleeping and waking ▪ He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.
▪ the Slovenian-Polish borderlands ▪ a borderland province [=a province that is in a borderland]
▪ in the borderland between sleeping and waking ▪ He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.
