border area
Near the boundary
A border area is the region along or near a boundary between countries, states, or other territories.
The term implies a zone rather than a precise line—a stretch of land where the influence of both sides mingles: Tensions remained high in the border area.
Border areas often have distinct characteristics: mixed cultures, checkpoint crossings, or disputed sovereignty.
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- buffer zoneNeutral area between rivals
- neutral groundUnbiased meeting space
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customs officerBorder control agent
boundary · exclave · line · post · crossing · demarcation line · twin cities · liminal · mountain pass · safe passage · smuggling route · transit point · watchtower · shared heritage · passport · wall · bilingual community · no-man's-land
- borderlandsborderlands, marchland, marches, march, marchlands
- neutral zonesbuffer zone, DMZ, demilitarized zone, no mans land, neutral zone
border areainterior
Inside area or region
heartland · center · inland · central region · hinterland
border areacapital region
Zone encompassing governmental headquarters
border areahomeland
One's native land
sovereign territory · demilitarized zone · protected area · safe zone