Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated on the borders; on the frontier line (of another country); bordering.
- noun A bordering country; a frontier land.
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Examples
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The Berteri, who occupy the Gurays Range, south of, and limitrophe to, the Gallas, and thence extend eastward to the
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The Parthian Empire was limitrophe with India and possibly his authority extended beyond the Indus.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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The Berteri, who occupy the Gurays Range, south of, and limitrophe to, the Gallas, and thence extend easward to the Jigjiga hills, are estimated at 3000 shields.
First Footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton 1855
avivamagnolia commented on the word limitrophe
Limitrophe: Situated on a border or along a boundary; Adjacent, bordering, or contiguous. Function: adjective. Etymology: French, from Late Latin limitrophus bordering upon, literally, providing subsistence for frontier troops, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish. Date: 1763.
Usage in a sentence: "The area limitrophe to the river requires special vegetation treatments for environmental safety."
In the U.S., the Limitrophe is the segment of the Lower Colorado River that serves as the international boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
From another dictionary, far less friendly to the eye, some etymology: limitrophe adj. on the frontier XIX; †sb. borderland XVI. — F. — late L. limitrophus , f. līmit - LIMIT + Gr. - trophos sup.
January 1, 2008
qms commented on the word limitrophe
It's a grandiose pose he affects.
It shows in the words he selects.
Though peasants may scoff
He'll use "limitrophe"
Where the vulgar would settle for "next."
March 8, 2014