borderland vs purlieu

borderland

noun
  • Land near a border; marches. 

purlieu

noun
  • The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc. 

  • The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood. 

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