FRONTIER

frontier

(noun) an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; “he worked at the frontier of brain science”

frontier

(noun) an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary

frontier

(noun) a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; “the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson’s day”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Frontier

An unincorporated community in Koochiching, Minnesota.

A city in North Dakota.

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wyoming.

A village in Saskatchewan.

Etymology

Noun

frontier (plural frontiers)

The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region

The most advanced or recent version of something; leading edge.

(obsolete) An outwork of a fortification.

Synonyms

• (part of country bordering another): marches; the border

Adjective

frontier

Lying on the exterior part; bordering; coterminous.

Verb

frontier (third-person singular simple present frontiers, present participle frontiering, simple past and past participle frontiered)

(intransitive) To live as pioneers on frontier territory.

(transitive, obsolete) To place on the frontier.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fron"tier, n. Etym: [F. frontière, LL. frontaria. See Front.]

1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.

2. (Fort.)

Definition: An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.

Fron"tier, a.

1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.

2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving.

Fron"tier, v. i.

Definition: To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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