Plural of borderland; multiple frontier regions or transitional zones between territories, nations, or distinct areas.
From 'borderland' plus the plural '-s.' The term is used both literally (geographical frontier regions) and metaphorically (zones between different systems, cultures, or states).
When we talk about 'borderlands' in plural, we recognize that every border creates its own unique world—the Texas-Mexico borderlands are utterly different from the Canada-U.S. borderlands, yet both share the feature of being culturally hybrid and politically contentious.
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