adj.
Pronunciation: ' li-m ə - ˌ tr ō f, - ˌ tro ̇ f
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
: situated on a border or frontier : ADJACENT <the area limitrophe to the river>