Marchland (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The marches between Scotland and England were a historically contentious region that witnessed numerous conflicts and power struggles.
- In medieval times, the marchland between the kingdoms of France and Spain was a buffer zone of relative calm.
- The Anglo-Scottish marches were characterized by frequent skirmishes and cattle raids during the Middle Ages.
- Historically, the concept of marchland referred to a buffer zone surrounding a nation's borders, susceptible to raids and invasions.
- Wales and England share a 160-mile marchland along their mutual border, richly dotted with monuments of historical import.