Marches
Disputed boundary regions
The Marches are border regions, historically contested frontier territories between kingdoms or powers.
The Welsh Marches lay between England and Wales; the Scottish Marches bordered Scotland.
A march in this sense was land meant to be defended, ruled by lords who held special military authority.
The term survives in place names and historical references: The Lords of the Marches held considerable autonomy. (Lowercase marches is the plural of march or a verb form.)
Edge of settlement
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
outskirts · buffer zone · no-man's-land · demilitarized zone · threshold · edge · limit · fringe
frontier
Edge of settlement
hinterland · outskirts · buffer zone · no-man's-land · demilitarized zone · threshold · edge · limit · fringe · margin
- DerryDerry, Guildhall, Bloody Sunday, The Troubles, Waterside
- RisorgimentoGaribaldi, unification, Piedmont, House of Savoy, Magenta
- Welsh MarchesShropshire, Ludlow, border reivers, boundary disputes, cross-border trade
- Famous FamiliesKennedys, Rothschilds, Bushes, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts
- National MallWashington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian, Capitol Building, Jefferson Memorial
- British RegionalGeordie, Brummie, Mancunian, Glaswegian, Yorkshire
Marchesheartlands
Central, vital regions
heartland · interior · center · capital region · hinterland
- marching bandMobile musical ensemble
- military marchRhythmic troop movement
- wedding marchCeremonial aisle music
- marching ordersDirective to leave
- slow marchStately ceremonial walking pace
- march onContinue advancing steadily
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