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Grenzregion

border region, frontier area

noun GRENTS-reh-gyohn Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Usage Note

Grenzregion describes an area on either side of a national or regional border, often with its own cross-border identity and economy. Common in EU regional policy discussions. Plural Grenzregionen.

Examples

"Die Grenzregion zwischen Deutschland und Polen hat sich wirtschaftlich stark entwickelt."

Natural Translation

The border region between Germany and Poland has developed strongly economically.

Literal Translation

The border-region between Germany and Poland has economically strongly developed.

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