http://wordie.org/words/limitrophe Comments for the word 'Limitrophe' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/limitrophe#comments 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. <br /><br />Usage in a sentence: "The area limitrophe to the river requires special vegetation treatments for environmental safety."<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:48:56 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/limitrophe#comments