Meanings
nounmarchland (plural marchlands)
plural marchlands
- historyLand comprising the marches of a territory; borderland.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundistrict consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From march (“border region”) + land.
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marchland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchland
MLA
“marchland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marchland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchland.
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